1967 business strike and 1967 SMS for comparison. I still think the SMS is very close to a proof, except for using an unpolished planchet....
Well, I do like some luster. But for $4.50 it’s hard to say no to that coin. It is one of my very few worn coins.
This 1964 business strike is starting to develop orange toning that, combined with the radiant luster, makes to coin just gorgeous in hand....
[ATTACH] Not sure if this one fits the bill, but there is green, it’s along the rim, and uneven.
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I have often wondered how the wholesale market works. There is a premium each time the coin changes hands, yet its end value never changes....
While taking it out of the 2x2 certainly helped, and the better camera was significant, the real difference was certainly the skill of the...
First year for the Lincoln Memorial. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Last shown in post #4456.
New photos of the 1958-D. [ATTACH]
My first two-cent piece. [ATTACH]
Alas, my dreams of an instant fortune are dashed. But I get to look at yours, and that’s really why I pursue this avocation. Thanks for sharing -...
Does that mean that this is a WAM, too? I have never looked into this so I don’t know how to tell. Are they worth anything? [ATTACH]
Thank you. I really like the way the light comes off the proof fields. I feel privileged if I can help bring that to life so I can see it at...
Not a micro S, but I swear this coin’s mint mark has to be upside down. I always think of capital letters like S as being bigger at the bottom...
I updated the 1957-D in post #6430 because the white balance was off and the coin looked too dark. [ATTACH] This 1958 was posted before in post...
Some of these early 50’s proofs are just gorgeous. I love the ones that seem to have cured to a cherry red like the one above, but they are...
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