Can you give us some examples (with pictures!) of iron and zinc coins? I know about Belgium, US (1943 cents), and I know that Sweden made some...
Saw this beauty. Had to have it. Guess the Grade! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It certainly has prooflike characteristics. My first reaction is that the obverse probably makes it, but the reverse is borderline. These can be...
That is correct - 48's were the very first year, so the master was still quite strong. FBL's are quite common this year. The OP's coin is well...
Strike. Luster. Wear. Eye Appeal. Surface Preservation. If you understand these 5 basic building blocks, you will be able to grade any coin. In...
Ugly, but (probably) natural. The reverse especially looks perfectly natural, which leads me to believe the obverse is also. The edges of a coin...
No need to apologize. You threw out an idea, I disagreed.
What do you consider to be Longacre doubling? Here is an article about it: http://www.error-ref.com/longacre-s-doubling/
I'm very familiar with it. I just strongly disagree.
Nope, not on this piece. First, Longacre doubling usually uniform around each letter (the leading theory is that the letter punch was driven into...
Glitch in the matrix, there, paddy? Not sure why you tagged everyone who posted..... ?
Die polish and cleaning hairlines affect the luster of the coin in very different ways.
Could you try taking the photos again, in focus? I can't really offer a grade from these pics, except that it looks lustrous, white, and is...
EF details, polished and harshly cleaned.
Oh, I like that crimped one, Lehigh. I feel like you don't see those nearly as often as the straight edge ones.
Yes, that appears to be Die Deterioration Doubling. It is extremely common: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die-deterioration_doubling
Nice coins. Is there something that attracts you to that date in particular? Is it special for some reason?
Assuming it is genuine (which I'm not sure of), that is the sort of look I've seen on coins that were acid washed. The acid eats away at the...
We have a saying in this hobby: buy the coin, not the story. Somebody sold you a story. That is absolutely not original toning, and they have...
You think? I think they're cleaned or dipped. That orangey toning is not original. I think they are actually quite unattractive. I'd call them low...
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