1982-D This was another open slot in the Dansco. It seems odd that all of the early dates were present, but the Denver mints from 1981, 1982, and...
These 41-D and 42-S Mercuries are both NGC MS65. However, the first has a satiny appearance while the second has blazing luster. The top one must...
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1981-S Proof The matte part of the cameo is starting to cure to an attractive golden color. This year has two types of proofs listed. There is...
Holy cow! I didn’t follow what you said about the purchase. Was it all BIN from eBay? Was this accurately priced? Because a 14-D in that...
Ya missed the 14-D. But seriously, how does a person even acquire a run of early Denver mints all at once?
1981-D Sometimes coincidence is just a matter of random timing. Yesterday I got a flyer from David Lawrence Rare Coins, so I clicked on the link...
I have to say I like looking at every one of them - but I do have favorites. What that means is each one is a favorite until I look at the next or...
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Whoa! Any other coin that claims to have rainbow toning should check here first.
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I wanted to see how this could be photographed, so I spent under $10 to find out. [ATTACH] The seller said “I recently came across a few of...
Yes, the lines between her face and America that run in multiple directions. When I first got the coin I thought they were from cleaning the...
The two 80-D’s could be brothers with the dark planchets and distressed fields. Although mine is the worse of the two.
I also see that as a 9. Coincidentally it looks a lot like this one. The VDB under the shoulder is clearly visible. [ATTACH]
1980-D The battered surfaces are a far cry from the 1980 in the previous post. While a number of coins in the set have numerous planchet marks,...
I don't personally see why it wouldn't be a high AU. The high points seem clean and sharp. However it does look like some flattening in the fields...
1980-P The Philadelphia mint includes a mint mark for the first time since the huge P appeared on the silver War Nickels. I will follow the...
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