Is the image in the second strike (small as it is) positive or reversed? If it is positive it was struck by the die. If it is negative it was made...
Keep us posted if this is a known RPM. I know that The Cherrypicker's Guide does not include every RPM.
I think you are talking about a RePunched Mintmark (RPM). MM would just be a mintmark. I see what you are talking about. I'm no expert on RPMs...
I'm glad to help. Before long you will be answering questions like that.
Could be a doubleD die. What is the damage on the obverse above the indian? Solder? A badly repaired partial hole?
First, I would recommend that you put away the 10X loupe and use 5X or 6X for grading your coins. 10X is great for looking for varieties, RPMs,...
And that is the key point. If you overpay it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to ever turn a profit.
Coin Talk - The Place to Discuss Old Coins That is what is displayed in the title bar of every thread here on CoinTalk. Are we only allowed...
For many months I anxiously awaited the book Numismatic Photography by Mark Goodman. I had hoped to get this book before I took the Digital Coin...
Coin collecting is profitable for dealers or they would not be in the business. Like the article says (item #2), the collector must overcome...
Oh, boy! Oh, boy! Oh, boy! Are we going to start talking about mathematics and statistics! :)
There is already a service that does that, to an extent. PNG runs a stolen coin tracking service that is available only to its members and to...
Yes, it is machine doubling (aka strike doubling). The biggest clue is the flat shelf created when, after striking the coin, the die chatters and...
A point that seems to have been missed here is . . . the burglary victim found his stolen coins on eBay. He did not rely on eBay or the police or...
10X is a little too powerful for normal use because the entire coin will not be visible and small defects will look much worse than they are. I...
Hmmm. How do you propose they do that? Should eBay require sellers to prove ownership of every item they sell on eBay?
Hayward men arrested in Alameda burglary, police say 08/15/2008 ALAMEDA — Two burglars who stole coins from an Alameda home and hocked...
Cross post. This same question (same coin) was asked in another thread.
Your coin is tarnished. A grease-filled die causes portions of the design (e.g., letters or numerals) to be weakly struck (because grease has...
Very interesting coins so far.
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