And it was struck after the layer separated from the rest of the coin. Not sure what you mean by "dual struck".
You might try freezing as well. The metal and adhesive probably have different coefficients of expansion and the freezing could make them pop apart.
I think you got it with S-167 check out the TE on the rev. It shows the chips joining the serif of the T to the lower left serif of the E and the...
The San Francisco mint made a little over 71 million business strike dimes in 1975 without mintmarks.
I've always found them interesting and have a couple books on the subject, but I've never owned any. At least not US ones. There are some...
Quickest giveaway is ...they're round.
That happened on some of the Jefferson proofs but then they made changes to the segments so that they couldn't be installed in the wrong order.
Don't forget they could do and "enhanced proof, and an enhanced reverse proof as well. Couple more years and they could be doing 6 finishes.
Closed at $940
It depends, are you grading the coin or are you grading the counterstamp. Some coins are officially counterstamped to change the accepted...
If I remember correctly the letter in the center of the Masonic emblem is a G.
12 hours to go, it may still get to that $1000 mark, at $900 right now.
Reverse is Longacre doubling, very common on these coins. There are also lathe lines though the stars from TA through AM and a few through the...
I don't think I've left feedback for the past two or three years. (I'm only a buyer not a seller.)
The problem is the coin glass items like those shown on the pinterest link all the images are uniface.
Of course the Chinese are marketing fake modern gold coins in fake slabs as well.
Unlike the business strikes the proofs get the edge lettering at the same time athey are struck using a segmented collar. The raised line s on...
The 1794 is S-26 Die stage III, R-2 The die gouge through the left side of O in OF and the die crack through the S nails it as S-26, the die...
I seriously doubt it would be ANY kind of pattern. Much more likely a souvenir of the fair. Don't have any information but I would wonder if...
I can say the same thing about "pop tops".
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