When I said that it was "cleaned", I didn't mean that it was scrubbed. It has been dipped or lightly cleaned but, as others have said, any marks...
Yes, I would say cleaned. ICCS is not very good about putting "cleaned" in the remarks .. they just put down the technical "wear" grade. I think...
Definitely post-mint damage. It's been plated and then looks to have been soldered onto a piece of jewelry or something. The globs on the...
The topic itself is much more important than syntax. Different authors have different titles for the same subject. In actuality, there are some...
I had posted this on a different site, but I think that it can be used here, since the same questions with the same answers show up repeatedly:...
JCro57 ... I was referring to SPP's coin that he has in 2 separate holders, not the one that you posted..
SPP ... Does PCGS show anything on the label to verify that they all came from the same coin?
Yes, why spend the money to get something special made, when this is as great an example as you can have.
Counterfeits and fakes abound and most are from China .. however, there are European dealers who by huge wholesale lots of the Chinese fakes, so...
What you are describing really isn't possible. On a Canadian quarter, the caribou is on the Reverse, but you see the man's head, which is on the...
I also think high vF, not XF
To me, it looks like die deterioration doubling.... which really isn't "doubling" at all.
Yes, the planchets are/were annealed (softened) and the dies hardened before striking. Any time you have an intricate design element (in this...
The photo is so small, it's hard to tell if it's an "H" or not. If it is, it's quite common. Even without the "H" mintmark, it just has a lower...
For errors: "Price Guide to Mint Errors" by Alan Herbert is an extremely handy, compact book on the different types of mint errors and not really...
Without drawing lines, just look at the 9-3 gap vs the 3-2 gap. If they are the same, it's a near. If the 3-2 gap is thinner, then it's a far....
Machine (or mechanical) doubling is not actually made in the striking process. Once the die hits the planchet, the coin has been "struck". In...
Your coin is a "variety", not an error. Many of the early Vickies had R/P'd 5's and ALL of the 9's were fully punched into each die by hand, so...
Where's the loven token part? I just see the 1884, slightly off center.
Binders with non-corrosive sleeves is a great way to go. In the past, I have used 1 1/2 X 1 1/2 basic mylar stapled holders ... that's 30 to a...
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