They're going on my Rebel XS, mentioned in a previous thread. I employ a Vivitar Triple Track bellows in the system, mounted on a microscope stand...
Then apply your engineering experience to the die production and maintenance process, and tell me how grease would move E PLURIBUS UNUM further...
And have the opportunity to tear him a new one in public if he does. :)
I won't say I'm "amazed" - I can't; it happens too often - but anyone making conclusive statements based on these poor images is merely proving...
That depends on your criteria for "worth submitting." If it's purely financial justification - I'd understand that, of course - go out and find...
It only makes sense to someone who is replacing solid engineering knowledge with "belief." I am not trying to be argumentative here, but I will...
You didn't read my post, did you? If you understood how dies are made and what they actually look like, polishing is the only logical explanation...
Just compare the two top loops. The inside of a 9 is rather larger than an 8, and the top radius of an 8 is much wider.
Terrific details, but the differing colors of the toning (especially on the reverse) hint at a coin recovering from a dip. The first dip removed...
The incuse features on a die do not have vertical sides. They taper, and are narrower the deeper they get. That's why letters/devices on a worn...
I'm having a hard time working up sympathy for someone who wanted something for nothing.
Just keep in mind, stripping the surfaces with E-Zest now will make them more susceptible to toning afterward. You are removing any protective...
In a lot of cases that sort of obsessive need to organize tends to accompany the love of numismatics. I look at people like that with a mix of...
Better yet, bookmark this site and attribute on your own from here on in. :) http://www.earlydollars.org/wizardhome.htm
What a terrific outcome. That's what collecting is about; I don't care if it's "only" bullion. You've created a family heirloom. :D
Either way it should be possible to disassemble the display in non-destructive fashion.
When I contemplate Ebay's failures to control stuff like this, I don't see some monolithic corporate attitude to deliberately ignore shilling and...
Not authentic. There is only one variety of 7x6 Stars, Small Eagle 1798 Dollar, and this isn't it.
Well, let's give you a bit more return for your educational investment. Genuine California Gold tokens of that era never include a bear. There...
The scarcer date will at least also include the subset of people who are collecting them for numismatic reasons, where the common one won't.
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