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So close to floating! It was somewhat polished but if you look closely you can still see the ghost of the vertical lines. Thanks for making me...
1976-S Proof [ATTACH]
Joining the fun with another colorful 1931-D. Not as colorful as yours, though. That's a beauty. [ATTACH]
I was working my way through the proofs from 1936-2010, but I seem to have taken a 3 month break. Here's a 1975-S. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Meet Charlotte - a Chartreux, and yep, her eyes are really orange. Everything else is gray - except her tongue. [ATTACH] @lordmarcovan, there is...
Fair enough - I got there anyway! [ATTACH] So thanks to all of you - although I'm no expert on anything, I appreciate the feedback when I do...
This is my 1000th post! Some time ago I noticed that I had more than 3 likes per post. I set myself a small contest. Could I reach an average of...
I was taken by this colorful 1919-S Lincoln, and it did not draw many bids. ($30) Presumably the weak "9" discouraged bidding. The top of the...
The surfaces on a Special Mint Strike should (usually) be smoother because more care was taken preparing the planchets. If they have fewer dings...
One way we might encourage beginners is to point out that while beat-up pocket change is almost never worth anything, you can get interesting...
The thread Animation and Coin Photography covers the technique for making these. I started out eager but ignorant, but received helpful...
I only have a handful of Morgans, including this one I just got at the LCS. I liked this raw dollar at $45, so it became my only coin of any kind...
Took a lunchtime trip to the LCS. Chatted a bit, then picked this up for $20. Very pretty! Other than the proof that came in my birth year set,...
- -This just arrived. At a grade of 62, I figured it couldn't possibly be graded lower if I cracked it out. Since all my other proofs are raw, I...
$3.00 from eBay. Blinding in the light! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@Marshall this was a great suggestion! It took me a few days to dig out the digital microscope to see it, but this is the scratch / eyelash....
@Janine Gomez It seems that a picture is still missing that shows a natural example of this coin. I don’t show the edges in my photo below. As...
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