There are plenty of coins missing a clad layer. It's just not that common to find many of any one date/mintmark. The clad layer usually separates...
Thanks! One of only two known for this denomination/date/mintmark. Chris
Yes, but not for this. [ATTACH] Actually, I was a little surprised that it was graded MS64 because of the obverse. I concluded that the graders...
@mlov43 It could be from grease and debris accumulating on the die in a thin layer. Take a look at the obverse of this 2001D Kennedy. You can...
70D Proof? I'd like to see that! I think you paid too much! Chris
It's a turn-off for me! It looks like it was hit with a stun gun. Chris
I like the poetic angle! Chris
@Sheila Ruley Yeah, it's probably the result of a grease-filled die. Chris
Ur right, 9 ball I'm gonna put u in the corner pocket, it does look like Ur mug shot "It's a piece of junk!"..........Moriarty.........Oddball's...
Frank, just ask yourself how many people, here alone, take statements the wrong way. Enough said! Chris
I think I recall a passage in Roger's "From Mine to Mint" about some old CC dies that were discovered in a dump behind the building, and these...
What I don't like about the APMEX ad is that it references James Earle Fraser and the buffalo, Black Diamond, but nowhere does it state that this...
Some of it looks like die deterioration. Chris
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the Mint stopped cancelling dies with an X more than a decade ago and now the face is completely...
That isn't a valid argument. Chris
For the longest time, I enjoyed building my Morgan VAM set, but then LVA started going crazy attributing all sorts of oddball VAM's like the...
Just because machine doubling appears on one letter doesn't mean it has to appear on other letters. Chris
Weight is not as important as thickness. The press is calibrated to impart a full strike based on the normal thickness of the planchet. If a...
Rick, are you referring to "cartwheel luster"? The light radiating on the coin depends on where the lamps are positioned. It looks like the lamps...
I can't say that I disagree, but wouldn't you think the strike would be a little weak if the copper was missing on both sides? Chris
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