Sounds like a good plan to me.
Work on the lighting - too much glare. Check out Pauls thread on Difusing the light - have the link book marked at home, but not on my laptop....
Yep - sounds like a private mint. One of the ladies at work brought in a bunch of silver rounds that looked like that - can't remember which mint...
Difference only in wording - the die crack is a diagnostic for the date that shows it is genuine. The coin being genuine is what drives the...
No telling who added that in the entry. I don't recall it being there last time I read it.
Well you don't have to believe what heritage has posted on the 1861-O's. But the die crack is a diagnostic. You can also look at heritage to get...
Good lord...well that is why I stay away from their coins, people get "bid" happy on their juiced photos and declarations of PQ. Sigh....
Sorry - but I don't think so. As I mentioned it is a diagnostic of that date - http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1104&Lot_No=2313....
There are a lot of good dealers around in my opinion, but I would not limit myself to one dealer. I have only worked with a couple of dealers for...
Cool find for circulation - keep hoping I will find one at some point. PS: Mods typically don't close threads unless they get out of hand.
Good answers - I don't think die cracks add a premium, plus some collectors think they lesson the value of the coin and the grade. Also on some of...
Well the seller will probably call this a "novelty coin". I would stay away from those lots that show SGS holders or selfslabbers. Now was it 15...
I would say VF30 and PCGS Genuine simply because it looks like the corrosion has started to eat into the coin. Not sure what it will look if you...
Not good enough to tell if it is a fake, but I would say F-12 range, assuming that is not corrosion on the top right wheat stalk.
My grade 62RB - for some reason the obverse weak strike is not to my liking(just my opinion based on the picture) and I agree with the others...
Well first I thought "in god we trust" must all be missing to be a "godless" coin??? Not really sure about that. To me it looks like a grease...
Nice coins Stainless.
Wow - you guys are almost making me want to go buy an ancient. Nice examples and a good post on lighting.
More like a combination. The reverse reminds me of longacre doubling - secondary image around the outside of the wreath. The obverse looks like...
Take a duplicate and insert in each hole to stretch it. Usually makes the real coin go in nicely. I did have some problems with state quarters,...
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