I think it's overexposure. Here's what they look like, having been adjusted for white balance in Photoshop: [IMG] [IMG] Considerably...
Here's the VAM2 description straight from the Encyclopedia: What detail I can see from your pic seems to match the photo associated with this...
The pic's kinda small to exactly attribute it, so here's a couple of questions: 1) Does the mintmark show any doubling to the west? It'll be...
:D All seriousness aside, the hole is obviously post-mint and I think the ONE (if that's what it is) is a completely unrelated thing. Then...
Meteor strike.
Can a coin which has been made into a paperweight be removed from the acrylic without completely destroying it? I don't know if the acrylic...
We agree on the Cent. I honestly expect to see MS63 or so on the quarter (not a half :smile: ), and around 63 for the Morgan. I'm having the...
I'll throw up a few, but you have to wait until I get them back from ANACS. :) The last one's deceptive. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
Excellent chop. So where does the mintmark go?
Gorgeous. I think 63PL, lowered because of chatter in the fields.
I have 9 coins at ANACS as we speak, and will report my impressions when I get them back.
It's the Dempsey & Baxter coin - the auction copy is directly lifted from their website....
If I had the money to throw around, I would absolutely hit Buy It Now, just for the suspense of the thing.
:D The only way I can finance my collecting is to turn coins at a profit. Half of my time is spent looking for things I want, and the other...
The trouble with any published "price guide" is that they're attempting to set a value on objects of passion. If you want the coin bad enough, you...
Since no opinions are being expressed, would you care to identify the seller? My Favorite Sellers' List includes favorites for two different...
Exactly, except I'd be in New Orleans. Last week, an 1895-O in MS62 went for $32,200 at Heritage.
You'd be amazed at how much of this there actually is on Ebay. I look at maybe 1000 auctions a week - at least 4 hours a day, every single day -...
There's a certain auction on Ebay, being held by a seller who styles themselves a "rare coin dealer," identifying a 1921 coin as having an "O"...
Thanks for the learning experience, guys. It's incredibly beneficial to bring an attribution process out into the open like this.
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