Um, those things are temporary transporting storage.... Long-term safe storage of coins involves airtight seals, dessicants and sacrificial...
So how did they migrate, at their strongest, to those places on the coin where metal is most likely to have moved in liquid fashion during the...
Interesting. Not yet sure what it is, but I know what it isn't - the "famous" 1969-S DDO which people would hand you blank checks for. That coin...
Hush. We don't want them knowing the truth. :)
Yes, you'll understand they couldn't have happened at the Mint. :) Rollers didn't have regular lines machined into them; they wore irregularly...
Yes, and be aware there are those who would mock us for finding this interesting. :)
Really good strike for a 1921, especially the reverse where the lower large leaves on the wreath are fully struck and the talons are almost...
I refuse to believe you're wrong. :) A lot of times we just end up playing probabilities with these things, and although I lean the other way...
True. :D No. The second? Easily. The first? No way, not a chance. It doesn't pass cursory examination, which doesn't mean it isn't worthy....
Yes, I'd characterize it as "doubling" - it's too regular to be accidental damage - but probably machine doubling for the same stroke reasons I...
In the third pic, especially with the O, you can see how the "doubling" subtracts from the stroke of the letter, rather than adding to it. It's a...
C'mon, man. We'd much rather find a way to blame PCGS for this. :)
I'll take the implied challenge. The first coin is too dark for RB. It's a very old, very worn die pair. Many features are showing blurring from...
Can't say I walk in their shoes, but I would expect eye appeal to carry more weight with CAC, not less, especially in the grade ranges where they...
You've hit upon one of the main reasons why any savvy collector takes any TPG opinion as advisory. The only exception I make to that rule is ANACS...
I'm thinking it depends on the degree of "difference," and it's probably a regulatory gray area. I don't have citations, but we've seen lots of...
It's obvious enough to have been a whimsy creation for jewelry use (for instance) - so patently unlike the original product that it's legally...
OK, with that additional context I can see your point. Maybe not deliberate cleaning - I'd expect more "organization" to the scratches for that -...
Mostly by being experienced enough to have seen a few of these before, like Mike Diamond. Those of us, like me, who haven't, just have to...
Zlincolns fascinate me. They could not have created a more "planned obsolescence" coin if they'd tried. It's a zinc core with a copper clad, and...
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