I love half dollars the most because they are big coins, but I did specifically purchase one coin because it was the smallest diameter coin minted...
The best time to buy is when everybody else is selling cheap. :) Sounds like 2016 might be a good year for my investments in the long run.
VG for sure, and a nice one.
Speaking of standards: https://xkcd.com/927/
Interesting. If it were a coin with any significant value, I'd think it was a fake. But who fakes a 1958 cent?
Modern commems. Bullion coins. Errors. Most world coins. Condition rarities. I think I'll stop there. There are some exceptions in a few of...
Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not actually much of an error guy), but don't the real premiums start at around 45 degrees rotation and go up from there?
Great image! Really shows off the split serif nicely.
PCGS disagrees, apparently. :P
I'm originally from Michigan, and Canadian coins circulate more or less freely there (notes, however, do not). Even there, I'd be surprised if...
Well, that's what I get for not zooming in on the image. :p I see the hairlines clearly now, and I agree -- AU-55 details. I thought it was...
Normally I would oppose using any kind of applicator while conserving a coin. But, I used to work at a company that handled precision optics, and...
Looks 55 to me. Here's a coin that could be your coin's twin, in a PCGS AU-55 slab:...
It's possible proof dies were used, but any special finish due to those dies would have quickly worn off as coins were struck. It might be that...
It does look like a rotated die. However, rotations of less than 15 degrees are considered "within tolerance," and don't really add any monetary...
Those are quite good pics for a $46 microscope. BTW, I love that huge cud on the 3CN. :)
Oh, and the 1925 California commem!
Not sure what is going on here. That's not a place where you'd expect a die to chip, and I don't see any evidence of clashing.
Yeah, I know. But, calling them bears is like calling a fox a dog. They're both in the family Canidae, but nobody would say a fox is a dog.
I would say it's actually very well struck for a '45 S.
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