Ahhhh, my mistake. Afraid I can't help ya there.
Looks like a die crack to me. And while it may be more common to find die cracks near the edges, they can appear anywhere.
It will not even be put through the sniffer - unless he submitted it under the Secure Plus grading tier. As for the grade, I expect it will be...
I don't believe it will. Although the coin has frost, IMO it is not consistent enough (thick enough) for the Cameo designation, and definitely not...
It was sometimes, but not by the mint. It was done by dealers simply to mark them so they could tell one from the other at a glance. The '55...
Yes the stars are weak. But I was not trying to illustrate just any weakly struck areas. Rather what I was trying to point out was the differences...
Oh I agree it is two different things. But neither one is even remotely similar to what NotHaus did. Which is what you said in your orignal...
Pretty much everybody has bought a fake at one time or another. And if you think you are the exception, then it's probably because you just don't...
There have been some posted already - but just for you ;)
Not really. Once you see it enough times you recognize the differences at a glance. It's called experience.
Very simple - because people like to gamble. The standard ebay ploy is to offer "unopened" Proof sets. In many cases, because some people...
I think this coin is a good example to illustrate to difference between what weakly struck areas and areas with slight wear look like. As I have...
Hold the capsule up on its edge on the counter or table. Take a knife and carefully insert the edge of the knife into the joint where the two...
Once they go through the upset mill it's a planchet. That one's a planchet.
One thread on the subject is enough.
If you read those proposals, from any of the states, a little closer what you will find out is that they are making those proposals as a possible...
You are all welcome to your opinions. But many of those opinions already border on the edge of being removed for political content. Fair...
But do you know when your grandfather purchased them ? I spent many, many years, most of my life collecting original Mint and Proof sets....
I don't disagree. The problem is that exonumists only buy about 1%, or less, of these items. The rest are purchased by the ignorant and uneducated...
Absolutely. If it occurs after the moment of strike then it is damage, even if it happens in the mint building. That's why they call it post...
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