Fun stuff. Thanks.
It's really something to go to a show and see a case filled with these with no plastic in site.
1836 was a cool year for half dollars. Nice coin.
Nice coin.
A lot of folks made crazy money cracking PCGS old green holders and getting a higher grade. Same with the old PCI green 10 digit holders. It's...
I agree. Just like the minor stuff you see between the columns on the reverse.
As said, that changes everything.
I had two of the three as AU from the images. I'm not great at grading gold but have watched the change in standards for over 40 years. It has...
It's possible your system is blocking it. They blow up larger than can be seen on the monitor for the rest of us.
Try reading what RLM wrote. Click on the images. They get as large as you wish.
No VDB cents don't bring much but there are those that collect them for the fun of it.
From what I understand, gas bubbles are not formed from air getting in. The gas is trapped when the blank is made. Don't think I have ever known...
Cool box.
What are the security risk with doing this.
Sounds great. Go for quality coins and not just anything to fill the hole.
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It's possible the seller sold the coin off of Ebay.
Is the obverse die the hammer die on these? Is it caused because the die is loose or just the press being misaligned.
You need to tell us what you seeing.
Not much to tell. The obverse die struck the coin off center. It's still a nice looking coin.
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