Only one way it could happen, the die was convex. And yes, I suspect that it was made convex before hubbing.
First of all the process NCS uses does not remove toning. It will remove and dirt and grime however, and sometimes light haze. No. Being graded...
I have seen PCGS slab far worse as 63.
The nickname is the "deep dish" variety - so some people probably call it that.
Let me put it to you this way, there are plenty of coins designated DMPL that have been dipped.
Think of it like this. Not so long ago you could go anywhere in the world and get more if you paid for it with US dollars than you could if you...
The population of 70s increased because of changes to the grading standards used by the TPGs. It had nothing to do with the coins. Starting in...
Chris - you're making incorrect assumptions here. US dollar until 1840 - .8924 silver, 26.96 grams Spanish dollar prior to 1800 - .9170,...
Because they didn't have any choice but to do that. The Spanish dollars were deposited with the mint and the way the law worked everything had to...
I suppose the easiest way to answer 1 of your questions would be for you to look at the Proofs from 1936 to 1972. Finding cameo coins from this...
Fair enough, I stand corrected in regard to the beginning of the bullion fund. But during this time period the US was doing far more to procure...
And VAM World, the link you used in your first post, is probably the best place there is to study about VAMS.
To get the UDM designation a coin had to be reflective at 12 inches. DMPL only requires 6-8 inches. UDM is the next step beyond DMPL and the old...
In the very beginning yes that was true. But by 1825-26 no. By then then the mint was buying the silver it needed from Europe, South America and...
Possible, but given the mintages of all silver coins in the years before 1826 and the years after 1826 - it doesn't appear that there was any...
I believe trial strike would be more accurate. Siggi is using the word specimen to mean example in this case, and I believe that is what he is...
Correct. And it has happened quite a few times over the years, even in the more recent years. The mint only produces the coin denominations, and...
It appears to be organic material on the coin. Yes, the spots will continue to get worse if you leave it alone. Your only course is to remove them...
Over the course of my life my home has been broken into 3 times. Of course all 3 times it was people close to me. And of course all 3 times the...
I give a man a fish and he will have 1 meal. I can teach that man to fish and he will always have a meal ;) And Heritage is arguably the single...
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