Oh, I see -- I didn't understand that he'd sold one from this auction.
What. The item in the linked auction is a very poor-quality copy of a 1926-D nickel, a real, existent issue, struck onto a cent. I understand...
Hm. Surprised we don't see more "Bad Picture Gamble" threads coming out of Heritage purchases. ;)
That coin's going to have a dark beard in no time at all if you leave a rubber band pressed against it. :eek:
Hmm. If anything, I'd say that puts the Hawaiians at an advantage -- all they have to do is set their alarm early; no worries for most of them...
I'm not seeing it in his sold items. If you can provide a link, we can find what the accepted offer actually was.
I've never had a figure composition course, but while I see the strength of a composition with the leading arm raised and the trailing arm...
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Acetone at normal pressure boils at 56C, 133F. Pretty sure that's nowhere near hot enough to cause quick toning, particularly with oxygen...
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Seems to me that, with a lot of the things going on in the world today, Lady Liberty needs to be pretty assertive. I wouldn't want a subservient-...
No, I don't see a perspective problem. There isn't actually much perspective here, and I think it would look weird if there were. As for the coin...
I agree. I see no sign of mirroring in any of the fields except the cent, and like you, I think that's an illusion of the lighting.
I think that's just the poor lighting and photography. The obverse looks much the same.
When the mint unveiled the other design finalist based on an African-American model, there was quite a chorus of horror, although many of the...
Nice surfaces for an ancient. ;)
I see a big difference between "doesn't trust others enough to even exchange emails" and "had to impose a filter because he was getting so much...
Now @bkozak33 owes me a gold coin.
What's the point? He's already opened the packaging, so it's not going to be eligible for First Shed labeling... :rolleyes:
Oh, ouch.
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