I'll guess "no bean"
Harder to find than most people realize.
Hey Kanga, that's a "broken arrows", an unofficial variety I have been looking for. Note how part of the lowest arrow shaft is partly missing....
Here's an AU55 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] this has the "small, wide spaced cc rev" made with a rev die that was used from 1873 all the way through 1876. The 1875 CC...
Only one I have, but I am a fan. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks for showing the neat campaign tokens and putting them in historical context.
I like the "sliding contact under pressure" phrase. I'll propose: "A form of post mint damage characterized by a linear or curvilinear mark into...
I believe graffiti is in a sub category of scratches.
My biggest bomb was the 65-S half, which I thought would gold bean.. it didn't sticker at all. I expect that some of the misses are simply...
I believe that's important, and should be the subject of a thread about scratches and "gradability." We're still trying to arrive at a...
I had seven coins where CAC and I were in agreement; seven where we disagreed. Of those seven, all of them were coins that I thought should...
The coin has a number of problems in the details of the devices that lead me to believe it's a fake. Also, for a heavy blow in the center not to...
Let me try this, based on ToughCoins original def: "A form of post mint damage characterized by a linear or curvilinear mark into the surface of...
thinking about other marks, like chops, baggies, test marks; it occurs to me that a scratch is due to pressure applied over time, whereas the...
I've had many deals on the CU forum; all have gone well.
very sad, he was a buffalo nickel specialist and shared his knowledge with many collectors over the years. I never had a chance to meet him, but...
I like ToughCoins definition, but would add "well defined" and "visible to the naked eye".
That is quite an accomplishment. I would not even dare to attempt such a set.
die cracks are cool, especially when so prominent. nice dime.
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