Virtually everything you buy from the US Mint gets cloudy and milky in short order. Not worth the hassle and premiums. I quit too.
With all the discussion above, is it safe to say that the circled line might be the top of the T in cents? It looks possible, but is it too far to...
By lapped do you mean the coin or the die?
Thanks for the feedback. I was sure it happened at the minting process. The die stage seems like a good description to me. However, the condition...
It seems to me that die clashes have more uniformity. This is jagged and varies in height from the surface while remaining in the continuation of...
It looks like it is a continuation of one die crack along the front of the coat.
One crack runs at the edge of the coat to the tie. There is a large separation between some of the tie and the coat. I think it happened at the...
I just found this 1957 D with a die crack along the neck and one along the front of the jacket. [ATTACH]
They are gold
Some of my favorites are coins that worked for a living.
Very thoughtful of you @Marsden. I would entertain a similar process to lighten my collection. However, with 14 grandkids and 21 great grandkids I...
Great news Ed.
As presented one of the ugliest coins I have seen.
Amen @Mr.Q. Amen
I don't collect slabbed coins and know very little about grading, but I would expect a proof to have better centering. Or is the centering an...
I posted it because I thought it represented an interesting piece of our hobby. Thanks for the feedback.
Yes, I have many like that. However, this one has characteristics of a lamination. It appears that the surfaces on either side of the crack are at...
I hope so sir. This is all I have left. I am not acquiring new coins, just going through the old ones for interesting features.
Ran across this cent today. Nothing rare or spectacular, but interesting. It has a very uniform but corroded look to it. A different look at...
Not as far as I can tell. It had this partial film over it. I soaked it for a couple of days and then just lifted it off. The surface under the...
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