What's the best way to neutralize oils in your hands before touching a coin? I do my best *not* to touch, but see the value of the OP's note.
Ah. I'd never seen this extensive of strike doubling on a Peace Dollar before. Still learning! [ATTACH]
Which is the same as "machine doubling" or different?
Am I understanding correctly that mint mark placement is seen as the primary reverse division? (high, medium, or low S)
What a pretty coin! This is why I much prefer to buy coins in person, rather than relying on a seller's photo. Photos can absolutely mislead....
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I'm trying to attribute the VAM number for some Peace dollars and am finding their attribution system far less intuitive than the corresponding...
Great finds!
How common is machine doubling on Morgans from that era? I haven't come across it much.
Right? I mean, 1942 was as longer ago from today than it was from 1890 when the coin acquired this "tattoo".
There's some funky doubling on the "In God We Trust" as well as the overdate or date repunching: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
What do you make of this? Fresano seems to be "strawberry" in Italian. The date doesn't correspond to any major events (in the Italian campaign or...
I think there are clear differences up to mint state that can be summed up in verbal descriptions. Bryond MS60, photo comparison with other coins...
At the time of the reveal, 58% of y'all think it's overgraded, & 29% think it's undergraded. Interesting.
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The bag marks may knock it down to ms63, but I'm leaning towards ms64. Very pretty coin!
I enjoy huntin dealer junk bins. I've never found anything 1% as valuable as this that was missed. But, I've found a few things just under that...
At least one person has gotten this right. I'm going to leave the poll up for a week so that a few more people get a chance to guess. The...
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