Nice set!
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I wouldn't use the term "most ideal" to describe the lighting conditions. The only thing that is ideal is the lack of a slab in front of a coin,...
At the beginning of the year, Brett Charville had an "ask me anything" thread running, and then answered several questions in that thread. One I...
I know one dealer who has had a customer return a coin because it didn't look like the TrueView, even though the dealer never posted TrueViews,...
I'm feeling 62 on that one. No heavy marks, but lots of little marks everywhere interrupt and impair the luster, making it seem dull. I don't...
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Anecdotal examples are absolutely worthless for demonstrating the quality of a grading service, and this isn't even that. It's an assertion made...
Some people are born collectors, others aren't. Look for the collectors. It's much easier to get a born collector into coins than it is to make...
Purchases of PR61 Morgans typically end in regret. If you're looking for a proof Morgan type coin (not a 78 Rev 79,. 95, 21 Chapman, or legit...
Yes. Most common place for a Peace dollar die to crack.
Obverse looks like a 66. Great luster as a 23 should have, super clean cheek, clean fields. The reverse has some heavier marks on it and holds...
65. Luster, strike, eye-appeal are all very good. The fields are quite clean for a 78-CC. There are no heavy marks, and those on the cheek are...
I immediately saw the West German 50 Pfennig coin, and then wondered why someone would try to plant a tree in a rock at the base of another tree....
Those are the 3 I like, too.
Major die erosion on that one. I can look it up on Saturday, but weak doubling might not survive heavy die wear, and die fatigue doubling starts...
A really good question, actually. What I see on your coin is a bunch of die cracks. Die chips are when little pieces of die become missing....
Mmmm..... flat iron. This looks like it gets a good grade. :D [IMG]
Sometimes. They are often caused by the flow of the metal tearing the die apart. Metal flows mostly from center to edge, and certain parts of...
Die chip. If it were a filled die, the rest of the A would be missing.
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