You can compare it to the listings here, but I don't see anything: http://varietyvista.com/01b%20LC%20Doubled%20Dies%20Vol%202/DDO%201972.htm
Leave it as is. If it is damaged, taking it out won't help. And, if it has been worn then the friction will have rubbed the coin as well. It's a...
Then should I grade it UNC details, Biological Hazard? ;) I was kinda leaning towards a struck through grease patch. Could you try taking a...
Well, he says it weighs 0.30 g. So that means melt on it is probably around $12.75
What's going on next to the E on the reverse? I'll attempt a grade once I know what that is (toning spot, mark, something else?)
All I've got are these prooflike examples.... And yes, the reverse of the 80D displays full deep cameo contrast. It's like nothing you've ever...
It doesn't look cleaned. It looks "shiny" next to the other one because the D is a low grade coin. The S is a higher grade and still shows luster....
I can imagine a lot of things. Expecting it to ever actually happen, however.... I highly encourage you to try to attend a major national show....
Extremely polished. If you look at the rim, you can also see damage from where jewelry mounts probably were. I think your initial instinct of...
The ANA has a fairly lengthy list of dealers: https://www.money.org/find-a-dealer
If the entire face of the hub and die met at the same time, I'd agree. However, dies are conical - the center makes contact long before the rim....
Haha, I guess I just sorta assumed it was accurately graded. "Overgraded" would be a "problem" and would be not-ok ;)
Mike Diamond wrote a good article here: https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2012/01/high-bouncing-die-leaves-offset-incuse-machin.all.html...
The difference for the ATB quarters is that they are all made using the single squeeze method. For these coins, doubling will be at the center of...
The mark in the wreath is described as "die damage", not a completely separate mintmark. See the CONECA description here:...
Are you building a set? Or are you buying pretty gold coins that you like? I've often wondered that as you post your amazing newps.
Yup, definitely 39. Sweet coin! Not a whole lot happened in 1739, as it turns out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1739
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Oh, sorry, I wasn't clear. I rinse the coin in acetone. If you put acetone on plastic, the plastic (mylar) will dissolve.... I use the air on...
Yes, prooflike and semi-prooflike coins from this era are characterised by heavy die polish. This polishing of the dies is what gave them their...
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