Unfortunately, some people just don't have a sense of humor when it comes to losing money on coins they have purchased. They never got the message...
Did you win the coin in an auction @jwitten ? Maybe the seller was disappointed in the final result of the auction. Chris
How did I miss this before? Please put me in just once if it is not too late. Thanks for the contest. Chris
The first specimens of the Sac business strikes had a problem with turning color from the (intended) golden hue to a miserable brownish-green. It...
I believe that is a form of die deterioration. Chris
Toning is a coloration that can attach to the surface of coins from extended contact with any number of things such as albums that have sulfur...
No offense intended, Ricardo, but if you plan on posting photos for errors and varieties, you're going to need a better camera set-up than what...
I don't think any of the grading services list "Must have strong command of the English language." as a prerequisite for employment. (This also...
From your photo, it's hard for me to tell if it is raised or recessed, but I'll assume that it is raised. That would make it a die break caused by...
Leah, I have a 1979-D with nearly identical toning. It doesn't have that strong golden color that you might see on a plated coin. It looks like...
True! I just didn't know if our blackboard would be big enough. Chris;)
If we had a "Thumbs Up" emoticon, I would be using it! Way to go, Sheila! Chris
Hi, @Pop70 ! Please go to the blackboard and write 100 times, "Flat and shelf-like is indicative of machine doubling!" Chris
First, a double rim may be indicative of an off-center (O/C) strike or a misaligned die (MAD) but without seeing an image of the whole coin, both...
First, welcome to the neighborhood @thru ! Second, being a rookie like yourself, what makes you so sure that the "splash behind the mintmark" is...
It probably made them spit in an uncouth and ungentlemanly way. "If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't, paint it.";););););) Chris
"verbiage" ---------- :) Chris
I thought that I had seen something similar to this on a Morgan dollar many years ago. Perhaps John @messydesk might know something about it. Chris
There is no comprehensive site for SQ errors. The bigger problem is that there are so many errors that are considered minor and not worth more...
Doubling? What doubling? Chris
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