Nahhh, it's near Costa Rico, Puerto Rica's twin brother:D:D:D
And that's why I'm sending those two 1995 doubled dies to Wexler first to see if they are EDS and his thoughts on them overall as to grade. A...
To start, go back into both sites and pull up their PDF submission forms, print them and compare side by side. Using a TPG can be very costly and...
Oh, those folks with their electric toys...
Executive Currency or Denley's of Boston may be of some help in valuation. Both well known and respected.
Missing letters could be grease filled die but could also be an over polished die. Could make a huge difference in value...1969D missing FG...
Die chips are a very common occurrence from worn dies, and while very interesting and collectible, they do not have much of a selling value...
As said above. The 1963 is damage and took a direct post mint hit. The 1954 die chip is very nice but not worth the expense of having graded.
Seems NGC is on a roll with it's Signature series. Last announcement was Rick Harrison signatures. Article can be read at this link. FYI....
Don't forget Frank Spadone's book Chris...LOL.
A "lamination" is metal that is peeling and would appear to a beginner as a crack but not a die crack. Some laminations are retained (held in...
It has not changed much over the years Fred. Now it's "snow on the roof" with the Homestead quarters.
For most no, for me yes as I sell them in groups of 20 each or by the roll. At the rate Canada has been reclaiming them the past few years for...
There is also a form available from USPS that gets you, as a collector of stamps the right to use pre-cancel mint stamps also. You fill it out,...
If you find yourself becoming addicted, I would suggest a subscription to Coin World. It covers U.S. and foreign coins , banknotes, ancients, etc....
Bless your Mom's good heart. Sounds like you need a copy of the Red Book and Cherry Pickers Guide Vol. 1. Not a complete way to look for errors...
I'll be 63 in a few months and have been collecting around 50 years but I'm always still learning something new. And much of my learning has been...
I'll second that on a die crack.
At "America" I can see both die deterioration but what looks also like the bottom of the "I" took a direct hit and some metal got shoved down and...
@Fred Weinberg Could you possibly tell us anything from this photo? Thanks. Tom
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