LOL at the MS-64 grade... absolutely covered in fingerprints! You better hope they conserved and stabilized that coin, otherwise it is going to be...
I have the books Roger Burdette wrote which describe in detail the processes, but I don't have access to them right now. However, he mentioned it...
The full shot doesn't really tell us anything. The closeups were fine. Don't worry about it.
Well Meow... The 1970S is cool because the machine doubling happened with a couple of chatters, which gives the triple effect... unfortunately it...
No, I sold it because it didn't really fit my collection. It was super cool, and I was glad to own it for a while, but my money was better used...
His last post was in August, so it seems he doesn't come around here very often any more. He might appear if summoned, depending on how he has his...
This varied widely from series to series. Some series have a shallow bowl shape (like the Morgan dollar), and some of them had much deeper...
I don't think you can generalize that all hammered coins were made a certain way. The techniques varied from civilization to civilization, through...
You know, I don't own a single proof coin. (I just realized, I do actually own one - an 1986 Statue of Liberty dollar). But I own an awful lot...
I have never in my life seen a textile toned Lincoln. That is wild. I've seen a few peace dollars with textile toning, but they are rare.
They will tell you it is questionable authenticity or that it is straight-up counterfeit. I agree that some more info would be helpful...
We can go into great detail about why Wikipedia is one of the best references on the internet.... but people doing things like that really irk me.
Both are correct. Did you read the wikipedia article, or just look at the picture? The coin started as a Chinese design. But the Japanese were...
No, not necessarily. The coins up close to the bag toned, but the majority of the coins in the bag weren't near enough to the canvas. Just look...
I'm going to mark this one for a Saturday morning read. Supposed to be rainy and stormy, so this will be perfect with a cup of coffee.
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I understand that. I was extrapolating the appearance of Publius' piece to interpret the OP's piece. Sorry if there was any confusion.
John - I would say that, while it might be original, it also has fingerprints. In my own personal opinion and evaluation of eye appeal, I'd much...
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I'm guessing that what we interpreted from pictures as "adjustment marks" they interpreted as scratches. They have the advantage of experience and...
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