And now you know how I discovered 1921's. :-) More to come.
Zinc it is; you can see it more clearly under the lens. Keep in mind, these images are half of original size and I'm looking at them on a...
Demand changes with each net additional collector. And the population is growing, and numismatics is as accessible on the Internet as anything...
Until they start running into people who will call them on it. :)
That show serves a pretty serious collector demographic; Long Island is home to some Old and Large Money. Likely the highest slab:human ratio in...
I'm about to hit the sack, so I'll only reply with one tonight. Here's the PCGS MS64 Pompadour mentioned at VAMworld - I don't know if it's still...
Except for the real reason, which you quoted. :) Contemplate metal flow during the strike. I'm thinking the speed setting on the press, and to an...
With today's relatively volatile coin metals - steel and zinc, mostly - I'm coming back around to the concept of lacquering as a valid means of...
Definitely in the differential. To me, the (few) features which remain sharp (ear, eye, lips and neck) are too sharp to be a die cap...
OK, guess I need you to educate me on the counterfeit detection process.
Disclosure: Forceful, reprehensible mechanical interventions were inflicted upon this coin so I could show you its' features. 1983 Lincoln with a...
Interesting. Wonder if those vertical lines are a fingerprint, or evidence of being struck through some non-liquid material? Either way this is a...
Ain't no way they make money on reslabbing at $2. Wish I knew the personalities involved; this is a pretty poor way to start a scam so you have to...
If you ever shot a coin in bright sunlight or a medium-large spotlight, you'd be changing your tune on the apparent depth of the devices. The...
I'll tell you what, if somebody with honorable intent has taken this bunch over and is hoping to build a legitimate rep, that person has more...
Isn't it fun how careful imaging can inspire chaos? :)
Post a thread so we don't hijack this one. I've had a few pass under my lens. :)
The bright color is the true color of the metal. Copper becoming brown isn't thin-film interference, but it's toning all the same. I like Coin...
1916 is a slam-dunk into basal state. The bottom of the robe by her right foot is about the very last thing to wear off, and is a smoking-gun...
Hadn't known about these 2006 variants until this post. It's nice to see a Modern production rarity like this in a day and age when a hundred...
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