I draw your attention to the areas in the field at the top and behind the head on the obverse. I see a LOT of lines oriented 1-7. Notice they do...
I can understand that. My thinking is based on the apparent lack of the rim being involved. For a die crack in that position I would expect the...
Peculiar looking. I'm leaning more to a die scratch.
I know that concentrated isopropyl alcohol will "melt" plastic so keep that in mind when using it. Even rubbing alcohol (76% isopropyl) will harm...
I just ordered the Parsley guide. Now I'll hunt for the Peterson one. Can't hurt to have several authoritative references.
Well, now you've got my attention. I have 3 sets of War Nics. Gotta get my loupe out and start checking all the coins. And it looks like all of...
Thanks. I'm slowly expanding my library. Most of my references are for copper coins and low face silver.
Newbie questions from a regular. What is the definitive guide for identifying the "O" (Overton?) number? And do those numbers ONLY apply to...
Interesting. 12-6 seems to be the preferred direction of weakness.
Yep, December 25, 1941, 18 days after Pearl Harbor. Ft Jay, Governor's Island, New York City, NY. My father was in the US Army which made my...
In a week I turn 74. I'm relatively sure I don't have "a couple decades" to complete a set :oldman:
It's HIGHLY unlikely that will happen to me. I avoid large issues (LS, Barbers, etc.) I want to stick to issues that I can (or at least think I...
Obverse looks very nice but the reverse appears to have a bunch of random marks which I'll attribute as bag marks. Certainly 65 and maybe 66. The...
I'm somewhat familiar with Bob Azpiazu. He basically wrote the book on FRN's. His book is what I use to determine what my collection will consist of.
I'm working on a small-size $1 currency sets. Right now I'm mostly after CU FRN's (1963-2009). For each series I'm after one bill from each...
Like it or not, CAC adds a premium to a coin. And it's gaining momentum similar to slabs when they began. I don't shop for CAC coins but if they...
I know there were different size punches appropriate for different size coins. For example they usually didn't use punches for Morgan dollars on...
Finally my LS Dollars: [IMG] [IMG]
Then there are my LS Half Dollars: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
And now my LS Quarters: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
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