It's not so much that 21s are graded on a different scale as you can't look at a 21 the same way you look at the rest of the series. 1921 has a...
VAM 1W2 is probably the more desirable of the two, but neither is really much of a premium coin. In the SSDC registry, VAM 6A has a population of...
This. If you want to look at tons of pictures, start on Heritage. You can even search by grade if you want. One word of caution, however....
As far as I know, this only applies to the large size Pine Tree shillings, and that the small size coins were made later using a screw press.
A VF Small Planchet Pine Tree Shilling is on my list of things to get someday. The one pictured, assuming it isn't a rare die marriage, is...
I'll be there Thursday through Saturday. Home base will be table 1115, but I'll be wandering as well. Since I've bought a little on ma-shops,...
In case you haven't realized, this is a Ford vs. Chevy, Coke vs. Pepsi, vi vs. Emacs question.
So how close could you come to filling a "Dug Dansco" for the business strike state quarters?
Not sure what you want to know. The reverse mark on the steps could be a planchet defect that wasn't struck out or a hit on the coin after it was...
Only if the result will be a hole shot through the middle of it.
Seems OK. N-26 or N-15 seems plausible based on Grellman. N-13 also possible. Kind of need a sharper picture or better magnification to discern...
Thanks for the clarification. A couple of the broadstruck 45s I saw on eBay didn't have bands. I retract the band-related advice, although it...
I'll say 65 on this one. The obverse had me thinking there could be a touch of rub on Jefferson's shoulder, but there's nothing else on the...
Nice! I'll go with 67. 41-Ds come nice.
Errors can be hard to value, since they're all unique. While I don't deal with errors, I'll take you through my thought process. I see the 1945...
While rainbow toned Lincolns that are both legit and attractive do exist and sell for premiums, the ones you show I would classify as "having a...
I agree that it would grade EF-AU. Composition is silver gilt, so the plating was done at the mint. If the plating were done elsewhere, it would...
Yes. VAM 29A. Too much wear to see the fat die break between the denticles, though. The "evil mimic" to this, VAM 35A, has a similar die crack,...
I wonder if this was an ill-fated alteration gone horribly wrong.
I was just a few years into collecting cheap stuff as a kid and was pretty much priced out of anything silver. I probably could have sold the...
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