High O tilted right, 2nd 9 doubled bottom inside upper loop, normal date position. The doubling you see on the N un UNUM is Longacre doubling.
Gunk on the coin. Strange as it may seem, there aren't any RPMs with the large O.
Proofs don't get bagmarked, they get hairlined, and much more obviously than business strikes do. If collectors rejected every proof with a...
Nice pictures for a phone. No changes to my grades based on the new pictures.
Based on just the obverse, I'll start at: 1924 - AU Details, scratched (1:00 rim to shield) 1930-S - AU53 1930 - MS Details, cleaned 1927 - AU55...
No. That's a type B reverse on the OP coin. Lower left edge of S right of left side of R, leaf tip above arrow tips.
Blue quick release, then normal looking blue ones, then yellow.
Here's my 52 proof quarter. More subtle mirrors than later dates. [ATTACH]
The first large generation, with the round top and bottom are sometimes referred to as "quick release" slabs -- by people at ANACS, no less. The...
This is the way knife cuts appear. The metal raised from the cut eventually wears a little and covers the cut.
The most common die stage seems to be with multiple clashes and the 'n' clash faded away. I'm pretty sure VAM 6C doesn't exist, and was a...
No. VAM 1C has two groups of clashes separated by a nice die rotation of about 20°. This is a VAM 6, maybe 6A or 6B if any 'n' clashes are still...
Very wholesome coin. They don't all come looking like this.
I'm not sure, either. Staple scratch across Liberty's torso, maybe? At any rate, there's enough to raise suspicion about the lot to make it a...
Those look suspiciously like TrueViews. I'm guessing the coin is (or was) in a details holder.
The reverse will almost never help a grade, but it can hurt it. From the static pictures, all I can go on is first impression eye appeal and...
The reverse is holding the 79-O back from a 63. The obverse has above average luster for a 79-O. The 79-S looks like a generic 79-S in 64-65,...
Interesting thread. Has anyone collecting these seen one that looks like the letter S spanning the upper and lower sashes of a double-hung...
The E in LIBERTY is the wrong shape. Extremely well done, otherwise. I'm wondering if the print on the back was to hide the plug a little more.
And there are many more who won't buy coins such as those shown if they're raw. Having them authenticated by ANACS (cheapest option) will improve...
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