Good advice I have a box in my desk drawer of "ID later" Coins. Mostly medieval and ancient, usually low grades. Every once in awhile, I look...
Don't worry. Your questions are always reasonable. One trick to get better is trying to ID the errors posted on here and see if your answer...
Sorry but the 1982-D large date copper is not rare and certainly not worth spending $30-$50 to have it graded. It's only worth saving if you are...
It is a filled die error. I have a couple of these from the late 80s. Minor filled dies don't carry a premium But since it's the mm that's weak...
Sorry, but I can't see any indication of metal separation in your pics. Too me, it just looks like staining, especially since the area over the...
Sorry, but it's mechanical doubling and not considered an error. It's only worth face value BTW: DDO is shorthand for Doubled Die Obverse. DDR is...
It took the mint a little while before they figured out how to strike the new nickel alloy, so many shield nickels and 3CN have die cracks. IMO,...
Notice how the I and B are thinner than normal letters. On true doubled dies, the letters appear thicker than normal, never thinner. Keep that...
You've obviously been spending too much time trying to figure out the criteria the TPGs use to differentiate between MS69 and MS70 for First...
The quick and dirty answer is that the algorithm in the machine has trouble differentiating between the spectra lines for diff elements. Many...
Off topic, and I'm sure the experienced members know this but Buddy Ebsen (Jed Clampett in the Beverly Hillbillies) was an avid coin collector....
You should be asking, "I checked wexler's doubled die and think this might be DDO-xxx because.....is this correct?" You've been asking questions...
Just some clarification, these are actual coins from those countries, not Franklin mint medals or other hyped items. FM did do the fancy packaging...
Notice the displaced metal around the indents. This is a characteristic of some type of impact damage. Whether that's from the reeding of...
I agree that it can be dangerous to use absolutes but think of the incredibly low probability of one of these coins being broken out of a slab,...
I agree with this and your previous posts in other threads that serial numbers are interesting (they got me looking for the scientific constants)....
I usually don't bother with you tube because it's just not worth the effort to sort through the junk to find accurate information. I'm willing to...
If the steps are completely smooth then they aren't uncirculated. Try sorting them by date and mm, then check your Redbook to see which are better...
Listen to Chris and avoid you tube. While there are some very useful videos, most are filled with mistakes, misinformation and lies from a bunch...
I've worked on trying to use acoustic testing to find internal defects in parts and have always had poor results. There seemed to be too much...
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