It was for participating. I got an email at 3 on Saturday telling me to pick up my prize for top 10, but didn't get to their booth by 3:30, so...
Got back from 2 1/2 days at the FUN show Sunday morning. A good time, as always. I got to meet up with the usual band of VAMpires while there, as...
Start without the camera. Close one eye. Hold the coin at roughly the camera's working distance from your opened eye. Keeping the angle and...
I got exactly the grades I predicted on the three coins I submitted. Of course, they were reholders.
My response on the PCGS forum to the "collector demand" bit was simply to ask "which one?" Worst decision since New Coke.
Better than looking at the die crack, look at the 'r' in trust to see if it's whole or broken. Then look under the eagle's right (viewer's left)...
I think I might have seen you buy that coin. I was browsing cases and someone was dealing with a 16-D dime with an ANA cert.
This. I use that page to as a resource when teaching the Morgan class at ANA. It would be a pity if it is all lost.
Perhaps the Franklin half would have been replaced with an Ike half in 1970-1 and we'd never have the Ike dollars.
Minted in New Orleans with dies that happened to have been destined for Carson City years earlier, it is considered a New Orleans coin.
A little too crisp, actually. Dirty little secret about 81-S. They are very well struck, but detail is typically not as sharp other mints. Many...
Cool! Be sure to report on it once you've had a chance to play for a while.
The thing is, an 81-O Morgan has a very different look to it than an 81-S Morgan. They were produced differently. Assessing the luster of the...
Mine is graded AU53. I imagine yours would be VF-XF. [IMG]
The funny thing is, when I first saw the obverse picture, I was thinking 81-O or 81-P. The luster wasn't quite flashy enough for a gem 81-S. The...
I'm going to dissent about the grade and say 64. I don't think there's enough "creamy" cheek on this for a 65. There appears to be a lot of...
Yeah, B&H sells a few used ones for roughly $130, but it looks like you can easily beat that on eBay. Make sure you get the one with the...
The Nikon DR-6 right angle viewer looks like a good option for your application. There are others that are less expensive, but get mixed reviews.
Manual focus is the rule for me too, and I don't know of an exception. I don't use the Live View to focus, either. I look through the eyepiece....
Nice stuff! The 58+ quarter is probably worth 64 money because of the "everyman" sets. (Irony much?) The trade dollar is about as tastefully...
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