He doesn't have them all. [IMG] [IMG] Population 19/0 BTW, the 1950-D was a known scarce mintage and the coin was widely hoarded. So much so...
Can you see the die line on the reverse?
I am moving on. This is the best struck Jefferson Nickel I have ever seen despite the fact that the 6th step is incomplete. It almost has a...
I found a nice little paper that describes the "ghosting" process pretty well and some cool photographic examples as well. The Ghost Coins
I would say no, that is die wear but not the "halo effect". Notice the luster contrast in the fields on the two coins that I posted. The effect...
OK, but where do you see "ghosting" on your Jefferson. All I see is die wear.
It should, that is the cause but it is not found on every Jefferson. It is mostly confined to the "S" mint coins and 1939-1941 coins. Speaking...
Here is a better example of the "halo effect" [IMG]
Is it similar to the "halo effect" found on many Jefferson Nickels? [IMG]
Are you sure that didn't come from a money clip? A Morgan Dollar would make a cumbersome necklace. [IMG][IMG]
OK, where is the ghosting on the OP's coin? It looks normal to me and the excessive die wear must be hiding it.
What is "ghosting"?
If you can really see that on the 4 we are going to have to start calling you eagle eyes.
BTW Zach, that 1950-D should be the poster child for why strike designations do not equate to a well struck coin. Here is the poster child for a...
Post your nickels? All of them? Uh, OK [IMG] This was last updated on January 1st, 2012 and there have been some upgrades since then. To...
Alan, I am sorry but I can't take anymore of this thread. I have typed a response three times and decided not to post it each time because I...
It is tough to respond to that considering we don't know exactly what he said and what context it was in. In certain series, all of the AU grades...
Some Raw IKE's from the Lehigh Collection [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
If you feel that their grading is dead on accurate, then I regret to inform you that there is an extremely high probability that you have been...
Except [IMG] Silver Clad
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