See, this is why the so-called "Cherry-pickers" is not the most useful book.... it supposedly lists the "most valuable" or "desirable" varieties,...
Yes, NGC will do this: https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-grading/pedigrees/
Just to be clear... that dollar had a hole drilled into it and then the hole was repaired with a plug. That was not done at the mint. Here's the...
485 BC to 2016 AD.... just a little over 2500 years: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That is a cool coin. Can you tell us a bit about the Larry Adams collection, or a bit about him?
Overly dipped coins won't retone in a natural manner unless forced. That's the gist of your post. My feeling is, some chemicals were applied to...
Especially on an early date wheat! I think the thumbprint on the obverse hurt it, and there is a glossy sheen that makes it look like it was...
For business strikes, sure. Not for proofs. Proofs were individually made on a medal press, at higher strike pressures. They were also often...
Yes, thanks. The group of 6 sold for $78.
That coin looks to have been stripped and polished down to that awful white. It looks like someone was attempting to artificially tone the coin,...
For anyone curious, I sold this one on Ebay last night for $42.
For anyone curious, I sold both of these on Ebay last night, for about $20 each. A bit lower than everyone was predicting.
For anyone curious, I sold the 1917 on Ebay last night for $57, and the 1923 for $30. So, it seems @Bradley Trotter was just about spot on!
If anyone is curious, I sold this love token on Ebay last night for $36... much more than I was expecting.
Looks to be in a great grade. How big is this coin?
If you needed to look at the reverse, and couldn't tell it was fake from the obverse alone.... you need to look closer. I could tell it was a fake...
If you look at the picture on page 426 of FMTM, it illustrates the machine used. The die worker held the die by hand against the machine. If the...
FMTM is very dense, and even Roger doesn't really recommend reading it cover to cover. It's intended as a reference. You go look up the bit you're...
Contrary to what you seem to think, the dies absolutely were polished by hand (why do we go through this every few months?). The initial polish on...
It sure looks like a business strike to me (I'm only looking at a set of static images, though). The weakness of the strike, the die polish, and...
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