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I just confirmed it is the same seller using a new name . . . the following link will take you to an earlier CT discussion of this seller when...
Yes, there are definitely DMPL Seated Halves, but the photos in this seller's store remind me of another eBay seller that I would not buy from....
Cool . . . Blakeslee effect on the same side of the coin, rather than on the opposite side.
I'm a liker . . .
Reaching into a coining press to feed the next blank . . . How our ancestors kept their fingers is the mystery I ponder.
MS64. Strike is strong, and marks are few, but luster looks thin in fields, and nonexistent on many high points.
MS63, but only for the linear mark on the cheek.
I've made a few midsummer trips to FL on business (another industry), and don't have the courage to do it again. The heat and bright sun really...
X marks the spot . . . I think you're supposed to get out your pickaxe and shovel and dig there, Randy.
Sure looks awfully lifeless to me for a coin retaining so much detail . . . I think this coin has been ruined.
Too much time and energy is involved in producing coins like that, so yes, it must be rare.
From my post, “ . . . adequately protect it from taking by others” is intended to include government actors. While paper money can be debased,...
Thus my use of the word adequately . . . I consciously decided not to use "completely", as that is not a defendable position.
Digital currency is a bad idea for one reason, and one reason only . . . you cannot take physical possession of it and adequately protect it from...
Great, sound advice . . .
Hey Skip, I think your statement went a bit further than “suggesting” the coin is not real.
Like for gold coins, errors on larger silver coins were frowned upon at the US Mint, particularly if the coins were, or even appeared to be...
Nice error coin!
There are some poorly struck examples of the 83-CC Morgan (a couple of PCGS examples below) so one should be careful about dismissing poorly...
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