I like it. I will caution though that it is not a true FH in my opinion - the weakness on the shield and rivets discounts it in my book.
Absolutely nothing compared to Lost Dutchman's (HOLY COW!!!!), but here is my most expensive coin, by an order of magnitude. [IMG] [IMG]
I must concur, the '87 is my favorite also. Very nice!
Some die cracks prgress very quickly. Its cool to get a roll with ten or a dozen coins with the same die crack and watch its progress. I once got...
Did you mean to say the scale goes from 1 to 8, with 8 being unique or nearly so? There is no R9 that I'm familiar with.
That is a very nice set! Oh, I'm 24, so I guess I qualify for the under 25 group. I like your 1909-O half dollar the best. The luster and the...
Very cool. I like your EF-40 and AU-50 coins a lot!
Fourth of July is probably my favorite holiday. I love my country! But today is also my birthday :) Growing up, I thought the parades and...
Much better! Glad to see you took my advice with the lamp. You still have a bit of a focusing issue on some of them, but these are a vast...
I don't know about British mules, but alot of US coin mules are highly suspect. There were some mules that a master counterfeiter later admitted...
Thanks Conder for that link. That is a GREAT example of what I'm talking about - makes the progression of die states very clear.
The poor mans double die was actually die deterioration doubling, and yes, is very common. Just like die breaks, and clashes. They were trying to...
Yorkie, the wide AM is the only one worth a premium. I don't know what grade it is, but in MS64, it looks like its about $30-$40.
Very cool!
Pocket change, you are 100% correct about the naked eye thing - if you can see it clearly without magnification, that's a huge step in the right...
Jacer, what you say is also true - possibly. The thing with these minor "varieties" or errors is that they take a great deal of promoting to catch...
The last two look like die deterioration doubling, not worth a premium. The first two are die cracks, not worth a premium but kinda cool. The...
But the Bugs Bunny is different - it has a history of a significant premium, is well recognized by many collectors, and is interesting. And every...
They look like die polish lines to me.
???? Machine doubling is a striking effect - it occurs as the dies are separating after the coin is struck. The mintmark was definitely part of...
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