Yes it should. Coop already uses the term Post Strike Damage, and I am trying to get used to making the switch myself, but it is going to be a...
You also have to consider that this was also during the period of the "midnight minter" when a lot of rarities and fantasies were being made after...
Also realize that no matter how much experience you have or gain, from time to time you will err and make a bad buy. No one gets it right EVERY...
The dollar coins were never popular for circulation so most of the coins made went directly into the government vaults and were used as the...
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I would probably expect it today, but not necessarily by noon.
I see either PMD or possibly MDD. Either way not a DDO.
No conflict, the first statement indicates the use of JUST the cornucopia, no date. That was done from 1880 to 1898 and again in 1901. The second...
Interesting, I've never seen a nickel struck on clad stock before!
Yes it would. the bridge of the nose and the area around the eye is the shallowest area of relief on the bust. as the surface of the die is...
Something else you have to consider is that you were talking about an early large cent, a coin often collected by die variety. Those die...
I wonder how they selected which 35 people would get the coins.
Possible die over polishing? Looks like Lincoln has a "broken nose". Heavy metal flow lines behind the neck. Neck looks like it is fading out....
I am seeing a couple of things. The die is getting old and worn (the FG and the die deterioration doubling on the letters around the rim), and in...
How else is he "gonna get you".
I also use a scale with a .0001 gram resolution. I don't control for temperature or even use distilled or deionized water, but I don't consider...
Bingo, they were to be for display. The coins are dated 2015, but the anniversary was THIS year, and they wanted to display them this year.
If you want high precision then yes it would probably be better done in a lab, but if you are just trying to get that first decimal place, that...
If you are careful with your weighings, and make sure you don't trap any air bubbles on the coin when you get your wet weight you should be able...
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