"bp" is short for "buyers' premium."
Unless you're talking about the $5 gold, I think the mintage limits are too high for flipping.
Feel free to disagree with me, especially when I'm wrong. :P Yes, the difference is that a die crack is an issue on the die and it will show up...
That would be an oddly shaped plating bubble, wouldn't it? I mean, don't plating bubbles look like bubbles?
You're talking about the reverse, from the U in UNITED down to the building and almost to the O in ONE? That looks raised. If so, it's a die...
Yeah, I keep a reminder or two from a couple of bad workplaces as well. :P Haven't made those mistakes again yet! :)
These photos are not sharp enough or big enough to determine authenticity, IMO. I'd want properly focused, large photos outside the 2x2 or a look...
I'm not even positive that's a coin.
Based on your pictures, I agree 100% with this. I wasn't sure if it was AU or MS, but I think it's a great coin with a sharp strike. I'd...
Get digging, then! :P
No error. It just looks to me like the toning on the coin makes the bottom part of all the 9's harder to see. That explains why you can see the...
Now, that one looks like a ding at first glance. I'm assuming it is not because it's in a 70 holder. Neat coin.
There's a thread on here about authenticating S-VDBs. Check the mint mark and the V.D.B. I also think it looks cleaned. Is the seller someone...
Me too. Less wear, better flan, better centered. This one is all around a better coin than those two. About the only thing I could complain...
I think we might have a winner.
Close ups just confuse me even more. I don't think it looks like a ding at all. I'm still pretty solid on the idea that if it's on 9 different...
While I'm here, I suppose I'll mention that I've always wanted an Omega gold $20. Anybody seen or own one of those?
That's a great looking coin for an MS60. Usually I expect MS60 to be "BU" (Butt Ugly). This one is not. I think you both won. :)
@Cascade: In my non-expert opinion, that Saint is a nice coin. Looks 63 to me. The obverse strike leaves a little to be desired, but it's...
Check out the counterstamped ones sometime. They're stamped with a state name and a number as part of a promotion conducted at the time by (IIRC)...
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