The only explanation I could even begin to offer would be wear patterns or worn out dies. And like you, not knowing the coins that well or their...
The problem is a common one - people mistake product limits for mintage numbers. They are not the same - not even close. So the mint is not doing...
The halo effect is when a coin exhibits luster or a toning pattern in a circular pattern around the primary device of the coin - usually the bust.
Good luck Jack - it's a purty coin ;)
To remove any toning or to make the coin blast white. It is extremely common. You would have a harder time finding a Morgan dollar that had not...
Only when there is room for doubt Bone, only when there is room. As you said yourself, losing a half dollar in those days would hurt and the...
OK - one last question. Since you have changed your questions and answers - when is the new deadline going to be ? You have to give all members a...
Still waiting for an answer to this.
Interesting, don't recall ever hearing of them.
Looks like a 69-DCAM to me.
Yeah I knew that ;) I'm certainly no expert either. And hopefully you realize that the vast majority of the time my comments are more to stimulate...
Maybe because the person who owned it back then discovered it was a fake and threw it away in disgust ;) Where you find or how you find a coin...
Yes these are known for being lightly struck. But there is an apparent lack of luster on the high points which would make me say AU.
What's the matter spock - what happened to the guy who said this ?
I'm not setting up anything. In fact I could have just kept my mouth shut - and demanded that I was the only one to get credit for some of these...
What's the matter spock ? I tought you liked bias ? You sure seemed to in previous contests when there was no one around helping me and you had...
You're movin too fast there kid - you said the nickels minted today. That means 2007 to me, and Felix Schlag's initials are not on the 2007...
Now that you have answered my question, you don't have a correct answer for #13 either. I'll send you a PM about both. Then you can decide what...
OK - next would be question 11. You do not have a correct answer listed for question 11.
Why ? You are the one who was in such a big hurry - not us. I've never seen contests that allow "do-overs". :D
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