Top of Lincoln's head is at 5:00 in the picture
I agree that it's probably struck through a die cap. Nice find!
That picture is one white lab coat away from creepy mad scientist.
For varieties, the Bausch & Lomb 10x Hastings triplet or Belomo 10x are what I'd recommend. The inexpensive, larger "16x" doublet is not a good...
Ancients bronzes are not the same as modern or even 300 year old copper. Curation has to be approached differently. @LaCointessa seems to know...
Lemon juice, being acidic, is going to react with the coins and destabilize the surface. I'd be really careful doing this. I'd want a good look...
Is it flat? The wear pattern hints that it could have been slightly bent at one time. No way it gets a PO1, anyway. There's just too much...
I really wouldn't sweat this one now. The mint is notorious for changing the rules mid-game, and today's official packaging options may not be...
Lately, I only buy stuff from the Mint if I have a committed buyer for it. As for the medals, I agree that it makes no sense. If they package...
Thomas Jefferson was a talented amateur violinist. There are probably some musical depictions on the reverses of the First Ladies series. The...
Yes. Many 1878 Morgans of all mints have that point of that star broken to some degree because the hub used to make the dies broke. There may...
Yes and no. An online presentation would reach a lot of people, but wouldn't allow for Q&A or instructor-guided hands-on learning, trying out a...
Magnifier selection and use comes up here and on other coin forums frequently enough that I have to wonder if a 45 minute seminar at a major show...
Loupe selection threads come up now and then. There's a good thread on the PCGS board right now that started out about counterfeit loupes (i.e.,...
Glad you have made money on this, but people paying for the special labels are collecting just that -- special labels. This has basically become...
Send me a PM if you have any questions about doing this.
Not a big fan of the toning on Coin A, and the black stain on the kitty kills it for me. If two people (one of which may have been the seller)...
Exactly what I was thinking, as well. The 1817 appears to have planchet inclusions visible left of the coat of arms. There are probably other...
It does look like a "smashed nock," but the lower feather is smashed as well, and the nock is long compared with it. A smashed short nock...
For a coin worth 25c, it's big. For a coin worth $100, it's not. You have to take the value of the coin into consideration when determining...
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