That's exquisite. I am so stealing that. :)
Most coins look worse cleaned than they did dirty. The crud doesn't form an even layer on the coin; some areas are dirtier than others and the...
There are 4 varieties known for 1801. This appears to be B-4 by the date among other details, the scarcest of the 4 although none are all that...
This. The copper lamination breaks loose of the zinc and can bubble up like you see here. It's a large bubble as they go, and in a prominent...
These are both very common issues for their respective series, and therefore have minimal extra numismatic value. Littleton does grade fairly, so...
Baloney. PCGS puts as many dogs into slabs as anyone else, and in my opinion they are currently the least consistent of the Big 3 TPG's.
In truth, that is the level of quality to expect from a scope that inexpensive. Cheap optics, more than most hardware, is just *cheap.* It'll take...
That's just off the charts.
Without the reverse, I'm somewhere between AU and MS63. The reverse is critical - actually, playing each face off the other is critical - to...
Seems too cute to be a coincidence. I'm minded of a slice of sheet metal stuck to the die, and there are probably more out there like yours.
Some days the hawks just aren't flying.
Great example of the major signs of Machine Doubling. You can see the shelf-like appearance, the lack of split at the corners and the "doubling"...
They're not hard to find but this is a striking example. :)
Exactly the same, only with acetone vapors under similar concentrated conditions. As long as there's vapor, it sits there and almost-burns. Not...
Your thread title is the best description of it possible. :)
Well, you can make copper glow red-hot in acetone vapor. It's a useful tool for the crud that refuses to play by the rules, but nothing I'd do to...
Not much of a strike, but don't forget, 1889-P was the single highest Morgan mintage outside 1921 and they had fewer dies than were produced for...
It was common practice to put Proof dies into Business Strike production with other issues; I have no trouble believing it happened with 1909...
I think this one to be that rarest of all coins, a reverse-limited Morgan. Cannot quite reach 65 for it, despite the excellent cheek.
The asking price befits a nice MS63-64, but the coin certainly appears to have circulated slightly. This is the most common Branch Mint Indian...
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