The U.S. Mint announced today that due to the success of previous years' special finishes on the American Silver Eagle, they will be offering the...
I have one in my prime number set. [IMG]
Are the nasty spots that you show in the OP on the photo of the coin in the slab? Did they get worse over time. That slab is about 25 years old.
No. The D is plainly visible, therefore not considered weak. The "Weak D" coins look like "No D" at first glance.
63RD. The worst spots are on the face, and that kills it for me.
It's far more PL than many in old DMPL/DPL holders. Nice!
XF, environmental damage with all the dark splotches.
I would call this just a die crack -- nothing special. Once in a while, these develop into retained cuds or full cuds, but since I don't know of...
Not sure what the smudge is, but it does look improved over the first picture. The 80-O VAM 13A is not ultra-common, and has a strong enough...
I'm going to put on my cynical hat here. OP is 32. Assuming 25 years per generation and an 84 year old life expectancy, her great-grandfather...
I'm referring more to some special packaging involving the 100th anniversary of the design that must be sent to the TPGs in sealed boxes in order...
I'm surprised that in addition to this year's gold versions of the design, there isn't some special silver eagle gimmick ... uh ... set offering...
Heritage will take good pictures of the more spendy coins in their auctions, but they're still an assembly line with the volume they have. GC...
Rob created VAMWorld in 2006 rather than attempt to release an updated version of his "Fun with 1921" book, which was dedicated to die break...
Treat it like a fancy cardboard 2x2. That's all it is.
I think so.
The mint did not scrap plans for a 1995 Abe Vigoda commemorative upon finding out that he was actually still alive. [IMG]
Did this one in 2000. Lincoln cent with Y2K error. [IMG]
Not a mint trial with a typo: [IMG]
I've bought stuff from abebooks before. People listing here are typically book sellers rather than people dumping stuff on eBay. One day I was...
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