Looks like environmental damage to me. Sea salvage, perhaps?
Yes. I have the set in the PCGS Registry Showcases in the "Other" category, which is basically the equivalent of the most remote section of a...
Just came in the mail today. [IMG]
"The physical condition of a coin may change over time with improper handling or storage..." I'm guessing the coin was white when put in the...
I would recommend books about coins you need or want to learn about. The Whitman "guide book" series is pretty good. If you have other series...
That's a complaint I've heard a lot. The first step is to get a new wiki running. The second will be to come up with a policy to improve the...
Another thing I recommend is the ANA Summer Seminar class "Collecting and Investing in Morgan Silver Dollars." (Disclaimer: I teach it.)
Yes. We're going to migrate to a new and improved wiki and message board. We're just starting to test out candidate platforms for this. Last...
As long as the word "Shipwreck" keeps bringing a premium, the coins will be too expensive. Hmmm... Maybe I'll start describing some of my uglier...
That's pretty much where I am with a lot of stuff. Classic Commems you can do that way, since the coin you want is out there and not super hard...
That assumption is predicated on the system being right the first time for all coins and grading practices never changing. Fluid grading...
How can you measure accuracy when there's no ground truth?
While it's no longer a lot of space in terms of what a data center can hold, it is still a lot of data that needs to be collected.
Busy thread, and I'm going to make it busier. A couple things I want to touch on here: Yes and no. As stated earlier, PCGS has this with their...
Looks like a minor clip to me. The funny bump on the reverse might be a bump on the planchet that didn't get struck out due to the clip. 1921 is...
Nice look on both of them.
Who disturbs my slumber?! Anyway, there are R-numbers assigned to specific Morgan dollar varieties, but they need to be taken with a grain of...
I'm at 64 with it. No big hits on the obverse, but lots of "drags" on the forehead. One biggish hit on the lower left reverse.
And curiously, the first coin released into circulation was the half dollar. These hadn't faded from use yet.
Could have been cleaned with baking soda once upon a time, and now the date is caked with it. If you can get your hand on a rose or cactus thorn,...
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