I dig the 09'S VDB Santini. And yeah, there is plenty of luster left on that VF35. Here is a no line Fatty, that I picked up at the Denver Coin...
Cupro nickel is extremely an extremely hard metal to strike. As the dies wear out the surface of the die begin to wear, this could be a die...
I lean more towards a capped die early to mid stage. Neat find Larry.
Those are called occluded gas bubbles. In very worn condition they are hard to determine if they are a defect in the planchet. Or simply someone...
Is that a flattened partial indent? Or is there some evidence of the coin sitting on another coin?
You will have to give the diameter and the weight. To me it looks like a stag/horse and then an alter of some sort.
Very cool Evan. I think this should be a featured article.
In 1969 the dies were modified, relief was lowered to give a more consistent striking of the details. The mushy look you see on your coin was the...
Looks like die deterioration there is a little of the same look inside the curve of the 9. The 2 RPM's on a 79 that I know of are very minor. They...
The 5th step is weak under the 3rd pillar.
MS65, nice Woodie.
MS66
Willy you can go along with what ever this guy told you which is wrong. Or, you can stay and learn from hundreds of years of experience. Your...
And thats too long.. too see a photo. That's a great crop and full size photo Kentucky Edit looks like damage to me. Here is a centered...
There are a few minors that have a very small population. Something like this I would never not stash. If it's a coin that I haven't identified yet.
Looks absolutely normal to me. Remember strong strikes will leave details that aren't normally noticed.
Larden there are many different generations of the soapbox slab. Here is a good link to figure out which one you have. ANACS Slab Generation...
Environmental damage.
Your not making any friends with comments like that. The mint didn't make lucky holders. It is most likely post mint damage. Crop the photos so we...
The way to do the test is written in Paddy's post. Silver will reflect more light than cupro nickel cladding. Grab a tissue put the two coins...
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