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For most coin series - 1908 and before - Dates were hand-punched into the individual working dies. Established coin series continuing through 1909...
What has CONECA done about the designation of OMM?
You'll see the same thing on almost all coins minted before 1989 - mint mark that is. You'll see the same type of anomaly with the date for most...
If you have a Morgan Dollar in your collection - you have a VAM. All Morgan Dollars are VAMS.
I am not that creative. Just my awkward way of saying the coin needs to be attributed before one can answer whether the crack adds value or not.
I am not a VAM collector but here is my opinion anyway. As to whether the crack adds any additional value would be determined by the value of this...
If they was no legal tender value associated with the coins - they wouldn't be coins.
I was in Memphis the 1st day of issue of the Elvis stamp. Must have bought $400.00 dollars worth of them. Got them canceled at Graceland, Memphis...
Here is another Dollar signed by Ava Adams...
She was Director of the US Mint. https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/eva-adams/
Grading is based in subjective criteria. I was referring to such tasks as counterfeit detection, attribution and other such chores that are based...
There are tasks AI can perform based on purely objective criteria that can deliver and serve as a valued resource to the numismatic community.
Do you freelance in AI app development?
Which die was rotated - the obverse or reverse? In all seriousness though - this rotation could actually be an indication that the coin is a 1st...
Not a CUD - it is a CRUD.
In 1892 the Mint used the same process for adding the date to coinage as was used for the mintmark. It was hand-punched into the individual...
When I see a Lincoln Cent with this type of damage (shearing) on the "I" my 1st thought is damaged by a coin rolling machine or ejection shearing....
I can tell the coin is not N-1 or N-2 by looking @ leftside stars #2 and #3 (counting from the date upwards). They are not positioned or pointing...
Looks like I can see indented damage on the first "S" in the path of the line. I am guessing PMD.
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