Nice serial #. I agree it looks better than a 40 grade however, I see that there was a crease down the center through the portrait. That prob took...
Going back to the bank vault toning. It would depend on the "canisters" or other methods of containing coins, which are usually burlap bags, and...
Even sitting in a bank vault for many decades would cause a darker toning than blast white. The dipping strips off this outer layer. It's not natural.
Something about the blast white coins (especially Morgans) makes me think they are dipped. Since coins were not put in slabs 100 years ago, (or...
I thought in this triptych might be able to see the coins a little better up close. 1st one is a little blurry at the top but it gets better....
A decent number from parks (playgrounds) I don't dig up the ground because it is like cement here, and then you have to replace it, and all of the...
Fun updates for me. Gold. Misc silver not rings or chains. Dol coins. And then NIFCs 2003-P, Sequoyah, Native Hospitality and American Innovators....
Whoops. 3rd surface gold. I have 13 this is year 11. (Of course I never even expected to get 1.)
I hit one spot Saturday and the last target was a dollar coin. I head out Sun AM and I was planning on skipping some spots but when the first few...
Vess is correct there absolutely is a dilution of collectors. The last few coin shows I went to 95% of the people were dinosaurs like myself....
Besides the spike in silver and silver coin prices, other coin prices which were dormant for many years have increased over the last few years...
1968 cinco centavos on the shelf with a few brownies, one I tossed and the other 2 cleaned up. NGC claims this is worth .20 cents in VF and .50 in...
Yes but if this is "genuine" it's a monster value. Coin prices have skyrocketed recently and I would think that just drags errors right along with it.
If several digits are heavily over inked or an area is real smushy with ink than that is probably good. 1 digit that is just bolder than the rest...
As for the flip over, the only thing I can think of is the coin is being ejected, it doesn't get out and it flips over and is struck again. Yes it...
The more ink the better. This is a common thing and one digit slightly over inked is not going to draw a premium.
Nice find. You cold prob let it soak in distilled water to remove dirt. And then air dry or pat very lightly. VG-08 details?
So it gets jammed in the dies and keeps getting struck without being ejected?
3rd party grading is bad for the hobby. Look at what grading did to sports card collectibles. It's not a hobby for kids anymore, it is a business...
Discoloration from the center obverse high points, and reverse bottom center indicates cleaning. If not for that I would be much higher than...
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