VAM 20! Congrats, big time! The dip doesn't look too bad, either.
The popularity of cents and number of dies produced led to the numbers you see. The major DDO that I don't see in your list is the 1976-D...
When buying common dates in high grade, be sure to spend the time to choose coins that are really attractive. There are coins in 65, 66, and 67...
Abe Vigoda as Sal Tessio as Eunice Shriver.
There are choice coins and absolute pigs in every grade and for every budget. Buy the choice coins that are a fit for you. My Morgan set might...
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Those that were adopted as standards for international trade or storage of wealth. Today, it would be AGEs and gold pandas, as I don't see any...
I see nothing out of the ordinary from these pictures. You are probably just seeing reflections from the proof surface. CONECA's listings show...
Close inspection should make it easy to determine grease-filled vs. removed digit. A filled die can actually produce a depression on the coin...
VAM 3 is a nice repunched mint mark.
The cracks you show are common and are not considered to be primary features to be listed in the VAM catalog. They are likely features of a...
I don't see any repunched dates in Snow that match the subject coin, so I'm going to say machine doubling.
That's kind of what I'm thinking. The magnet shown looks to be out of a hard drive, and those are quite strong.
Assuming no wear, a Mercury dime has .0723 oz of silver in it. Worn to VF, a tiny bit less. You might be able to get circulated common dates for...
Possible repunched date, but I can't tell from the pictures. I'll check my Snow book tonight to see if that's a possibility. With a spread like...
I really like the 46-P. Congrats! Now see what you can find out about the holder.
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Picked this wholesome bust dollar up at the auction. [IMG] I bought a few other odds and ends, but this pretty much took care of most of my...
I'm going to have to agree with the "send it back" crowd. I finished the 50-coin set a couple years ago, and I went for mostly the "bang for the...
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