Your coins is a greaser. Grease filled dies produce coins with faint letters and dates or missing altogether. No real premium but interesting to...
Yes. What was that video I watched? I think it’s blurry for a reason. Useless!
This one looks normal.
Glad you waited. 103 year old circulation find(?). Pretty cool!!
What is a 'Beck's Variety'? I've never heard of this. Is it something new?
Greasers. Nice specimens to retain. Grease really flattens the devices as seen on the reverses but as paddy suggests, there could be some...
I agree, that in hand gives the buyer the best assessment opportunity. I've seen a number of LD specimens with 'interesting' damage that makes a...
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Hi Jimmy - the glare is too much for a possible identification, but before you Nic-a-date or pickling you nickel, there are a few diagnostics to...
Hi Freddie - I see something but I can't make out anything definitive from your photos. Try reducing the glare and evening out the light.
You know, isn't it interesting on the little things we pick up when CRHing? I noticed that the rims on the Denver coins were slightly thicker...
Yes - hot chocolate, coffee, milk, juice or water. :arghh: Data sample is small, but given the controls in place at the mint it's probably a very...
Hi Alexander - it looks like you had to stay up late, but you uploaded the photos. I took a look but unfortunately not a Henning. The 1939...
Thanks for the extra pictures Alexander - here's what I see: Regarding my PM, I don't see either of the diagnostics for the Henning nickel. The...
The die set that struck your coin was LDS/VLDS. As noted by our fellow enthusiasts, when the die is in a late or very late state, the outer...
Alexander - sometimes (often times) it's helpful to post pictures of the full obverse/reverse for review along with the shots you are asking for...
Look LD but LIBERTY does appear slightly mushy. Probably from circulation damage. The loop in the 9 would point more towards the 7 and 0 rather...
It's a long-shot, but worth having a look to be sure.
Hi Alexander - regarding your 1939, I was trying to determine if you have a Henning nickel. Typically, they weigh more rather than less, but the...
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