As a general rule most people were almost always not in favor of the changes. People have always been resistant to change - about anything. It was...
Yes, they still do to the best of my knowledge. They used to cancel the die by cutting a large X from rim to rim. Then they began grinding the...
Do you realize that the ANA standards I'm talking about were published in 2006 ?
Not exactly, I'm merely going by how many we know about. Sure there's almost certainly others that have not been discovered. But I do not believe...
While they aren't exactly common, intact dies for older coins do exist. They are also very expensive collector items often sold for many thousands...
There's something else that messes up the mintage numbers far, far more than the melting of coins does - normal attrition. How many coins do you...
Absolutely not. Why ? Because you can get the exact same level of protection that a slab gives you by buying your own quality coin holder - for a...
While I have never been able to find any references about how they polished dies in the 1700's or earlier, they most definitely used machines to...
For the Walker - given the light chatter on the hand and leg (obv) and the eagle's leg (rev) I'd have to say 64.
As noted, yes the TPGs make mistakes and slab counterfeits as authentic coins. Most folks think of US coins when this subject comes up, but it is...
I'd almost bet those are fake. There doesn't appear to be any wear on them, rather that they were just very poorly made.
No, he's not been around much in a looooooong time.
I've seen green before but never quite that bright of a green. I'd pass.
With US coins bent is bent, there is no fixing it. Even if you flatten it back out, the signs that it was bent are always going to be there. With...
I'd call it VG10 - but that's based on ANA standards.
Has it really been so long that you have forgotten Ruben ? Pick the section you want to post in - US Coins, Coin Chat - whatever. Then just click...
Die polishing is always done by a machine that polishes the whole die at the same time. And only the fields of a die are polished.
Just post a link to this thread - don't re-post it.
The marks are plainly visible on the face, the shoulder, the lapel, the collar, even faintly in the hair. On the reverse they are visible on the...
I'm inclined to think that may be solder on the coin.
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