These problems are numismatic Darwinism. Those who learn and adapt will succeed. Those who buy unaware will be doomed to repeat it until they...
Jeankay, the key is how to remove the shellac. Any rubbing or trying to chip off pieces will cause scratches. Old time shellac is very soluble in...
from www.sampleslabs.com Jim
It is PCGS #10 slab on sampleslabs.com EXCEPT the whole slab isn't green, just the label. Interesting comments on it. Jim
Welcome to the forum! I don't collect in that area, so have never ran into him before. However, the only deficiency that would prevent me from...
Doug said to Lafayette: Jim
Make a nice sticky. Jim
The time stamp on Doug's 20,000th post. Why , does it change?? Ok, I can convert West coast to Mountain. Jim
I would go MS-65, recognizing the hits Hobo mentions but still think the rest would make up for it. Nice coin. Jim
I would certainly contact the seller. I have never received a coin loose in a package. A coin in a 2x2 loose in a package ~Yes, but It was only...
Onehawk, Mine was from Taiwan, approx $75 after shipping. Software was crappy, but worked well with Corel Photo software X2. It was a Dino lite...
I purchased and still have one, as it has a higher power for very small details ( 100X or more), but even though it was listed as " variable...
I don't think so, but can't really see the mm too well to see if correct for year. The offset initials on rev really counts against it. Jim
Wow Cheryl!! I would say May was a real outside bet unless you know something to slow him down that much! Jim
January 27,2009 : 16:00:03 Forum time which would be 17:00:03 Mountain Jim
Even with years of experience and handling many many doubled dies, I can be unsure quite often. But the experience will help as well as looking at...
I have seen Bust halves with such cuts, and I thought it was a method of counterfeit detection as these were common coins then ( like a quarter in...
Hi, Looks like machine doubling. Typically that produces the shelf or flattened effect. Don't be discouraged, it does take a while to learn the...
Hi, Do any of these arrows point to the area you are asking about? a specific area would need a more magnified photo. If your camera is in macro...
I acquired 20 bank rolls of 1960D, to look for the D/D sm/lg DDO variety when I got time, but as usual, hard to wait , so I cracked one roll, and...
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