Let's not forget Pareidolia. Combined with the obsession with errors, pareidolia has produced some very entertaining forum threads.
Another bit of trivia - from the monthly coinage records you can decipher that at least in the years 1896-1906, they minted proof sets quarterly...
That was the first thing I noticed. When the coin arrives I would check that area carefully; it may have been done to disguise a rim dent. I've...
Seems like you could publish a catalog!
I think a postal note was like a money order. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_postal_notes. I see there were also postal note stamps,...
The Newman Numismatic Portal is a treasure trove of this kind of stuff. I recall a letter where they were paying for a proof set with stamps....
The proliferation of cheap microscopes has compounded this. Because every working die was pressed more than once prior to single-squeeze hubbing,...
NGC says "no." Their guarantee for copper coins expires after 10 years. PCGS is even less confident - they no longer guarantee copper color...
Expounding on #1 - the fact that we now have CAC to tell us which one-third of an MS grade the coin belongs in, even though there's already 10...
And the bartender says "Get outta here!!"
It's funny that they called them "Morgan" dimes. I think that carried over from the earlier coin boards but I can't recall why they called them...
Yes I picked a restrike image but the fonts on all the real ones looked identical. 827 are all wrong on the fake.
Wait, you posted images of the 1908-O. 1892-O has the micro O.
Uh, the date logo is completely wrong. Unless I'm missing something. [ATTACH]
You'll notice that that one only got a "UNC" grade. We don't know if it was "conserved" or if they decided it was not a candidate (although I'm...
Cheese is delicious.
Have you checked 1892-O for the micro O?
Thanks, I figured it had to be halves because of the 1901-S but I couldn't tell the relative size. Some better date/mints in there and check that...
Are those quarters or halves? Sorry I can't tell.
It's great that it's only had two owners for 80 years. Lovely coin regardless of grade.
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