They are fun to do, and as I mentioned, I think they have really improved my abilities to observe and grade, as I have the advantage of having the...
Since for this date coin,the date was hubbed into the working die and then the working die struck with the mintmark die afterwards. 99/100 times,...
I actually thought that was a flake of metal that had come off. I was referring to the dark spot in the beads of the hair bun. When enlarged it...
The 21-S was labeled VG. But I think it was put into the cardboard 2x2 in the 60s or 70s. The Redbook 1988 rice on a VG was .85 Some people look...
Ok, all bets are in, Here is the coin. [IMG] PCGS MS-63 Rattler. This was the first commemorative I purchased after an 1892 AU Columbus half....
I also see a lamination flake, a possible pitted corrosion spot, and several carbon spots on the obverse that would turn me away, but I don't see...
I paid with a US dollar bill so we are even.:smile
The second 8 is where I am having difficulty finding the proper obverse die. It appears like the "thick dash under second 8" of the 1885-P such as...
Had to go to the area of town where the local bullion/coin store is located , so I dropped in, and he had binders he had bought filled with 2x2...
All of you are great! I am getting a sharpening of my abilities. When something is mentioned, I grab the coin and head for the scope and camera to...
Doug, what I meant was that the coin was one of the 3~ assigned a grade , or was body bagged ( genuine now), or assigned a detail grade with...
It looks a little tame for a Sunnywood collection, but I will guess that. Jim
Is the date really repunched/doubled or is that toning shadow? I see the adjacent star also shows it. MS-63. Maybe MS-64 on a good PCGS day or a...
Congratulations Peter! The rate of new members and retention rests on the actions of the moderators and all the members. Jim
Lehigh, I have been trying to map the colors according to Sunnywoods classification, and this one seems to follow a plausible progress of (I)...
Lehigh, my understanding of the work hardening of silver ( for example) was to align the metallic crystals in such a way to decrease ductility and...
It is somewhat simplified to say that yellow -magenta -cyan is the progression of colors on a silver coin as it does not take into consideration...
Noost, here is a close up of the area. If it is a fingerprint, it is the tiniest finger I have seen on a coin. :) [IMG]
Ksparrow, here is a close up. I think the diagonal one is a slight ding, the curved vertical portion doesn't appear to be, but the toning haze...
Krispy, its part of the plastic. Coin has no rim marks or dings in that area. Good eye. Jim
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