I agree the grain is hard to grade. The luster can show a lot of difference due to the hardness of the alloys.
Sharing a recent find, a centered Broad strike.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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But at the same time, if they aren't honest, The shop only has to say I switched the coin.
I was not able to get back to the shop yesterday. I will try again today, still under a loupe, the coin displays smooth surfaces and bumpy almost...
It is Die Deterioration.
The Photos are not clear enough to tell wear vs weak strike. although there is some wear on the obverse. cheek and ear. It is AU. Cool Woodie! or,...
Looking at the coin as a whole, it has some Die wear The coin also has some struck through grease, I wonder if that raised line in the B is an...
Yes,
You get ahold of some of the greatest pieces! :rolleyes::happy:
Green where ya been? Good to see ya back.
The lines that you are seeing aren't cracks they are from repairing the dies, to further the use. As, has been said Die polishing
Yes, it is a damaged nickel.
Understood completely, there is one guy that manages a fast cash by my house, we have become pretty good acquaintances. I used to find coins that...
@BooksB4Coins I say that in a little bit of haste, I have seen coins sit in cases for months if not almost a year. Because, they are to ignorant...
Tru dat. Meant copper plating.
I try to teach and pass on any knowledge that I have, some listen but some don't.
I understand you completely but if their is money to be made, Pawn shops are the bottom feeders, they take from the poor and try to scam them to...
No, but I talked to two more pawn shops today, that got taken, They were taken on gold pieces.\ I imagine the guy with the CC, was taken in the...
For the most part I wasn't thrown off at first glance but, as you said, I put a loupe on it and the fake was very evident. I am thinking about...
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