The "woodgrain" cents (and 2-cent pieces) pop up between 1864 and what seems like the 1920s and, as mentioned, are a result of a non-homogeneous...
1723-1951, 29 coins (also a prime number). It's sort of a type set of U.S. coins, colonials, or world coins that circulated in the Americas, and...
Filled in another slot in my Prime Number set with a 1783 Nova Constelatio [sic] cent. [IMG]
I've always thought this was such a cool design, that I had to pick up two: [IMG] [IMG]
A fake 1877 cent, but that must not be all. The rims look like something's been cut and hollowed out so that you can put pictures (or a small...
Saving the best for last, I see.
It was repunched with an O in Philadelphia. If you are looking for a nice, strong O/S, you want the VAM 3, which is what the TPGs call "strong"...
I have a Bausch & Lomb StereoZoom 4. There are plenty of these (and the StereoZoom 7) on eBay. Make sure you get one with eyepieces and a stand.
These scopes (also known as DinoLite) are often being demonstrated at large coin shows. I recommend trying one out in person if you can, because...
I have a few somewhere. ;) Here's an 1878 VAM 9. First Morgan die pair. Struck around 3:15 pm on March 11, 1878. [IMG]
Go Wednesday. If you're taking a train into downtown, you'll need to get to the CTA Blue Line and take that in the direction of O'Hare to the...
I haven't seen their setup, although I'd like to. If I had nothing but raw coins to shoot, I'd probably use bigger lights, higher up. That would...
XF, but perhaps some problems due to whatever's stuck to the surface. Perhaps also cleaned on the obverse. It's one of those coins that a dealer...
Phil (and the rest of the PCGS photo staff) have the unique luxury of not having the coin in the slab when they shoot it, obviating the need for a...
They both graded, and they both graded uncirculated. Can't complain about that.
I think 15° is considered to be within normal tolerances.
This is the premise by which Nic-a-date works. I'm not sure how well it works on silver, though. Anyone ever raise a date on a Type 1 or Type 2 SLQ?
I'll bet it used to be a silver dollar, then. The diameter of a new one is 38.1 mm. Assuming the wear is uniform, the loss of 0.43 mm in...
Well, if it's a US silver dollar, it has lost 4 grams in weight, which is a lot. How thick is it? Put a silver dollar in a rock tumbler and you...
Borderline market acceptable for VG, but I don't really like it.
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