After my spending spree at the June Balto Whitman show I basically shut down buying. Now with the next one about 2½ weeks away I've got to get the...
I wouldn't blame it all on worn dies. Strike pressure is also a culprit. If the Mint had tried to get the nickels (hard metal) fully struck up the...
Uh oh!!! We're sinking again.
And the coin has been heavily and abrasively cleaned AFTER the added text (and I DO believe the text was added much later). Particularly obvious...
I was in the Army in Alaska in 1964 and completely missed all the news about the pending switch to clad coins and the demise of silver. I wish I...
And in this case you may have to try xylene if acetone doesn't do the job.
Nice pickup. I don't know much about errors but I think you did okay. It would be worth more if the whole date was there.
I'm "hot and cold" about the 1792 half dime. It's not a business strike. It's classified as a pattern. If I had the extra :) money for one I would...
Sounds like 1815 is going to be our next stinker. And more holes to come.
Here's the dates I've got remaining: 1814 1811 1810 1809 1807 1806 1800 1798 1795 1794
A quick peek into the Red Book shows: 1816 - Large Cent (not all that expensive) 1815 - Quarter (not all that expensive), Half (expensive),...
My next available date is 1814. Then 1811. Hope people can fill in the gaps.
ALL RIGHT!!! We're on a roll again. Here's 1818. [IMG] [IMG]
And 1820[IMG] [IMG]
Hooray!!! The logjam is broken (even if we DID have to cheat a bit) 1821 [IMG] [IMG]
I only know one diagnostic for a 1909 SVDB and it's on the reverse. I would like to see a sharp reverse image. But even then my opinion would be...
For a coin like that get it authenticated. Ship to a reputable TPG.
Arrrrgh! 1824 has caused us to slip to the second page. This is a bump.
Since it is most likely that the water is condensing out of the air it would have equal or better quality than commercially available distilled...
I can do a 1821, 1820 and 1818. Looks like 1824 is the immediate problem.
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