I have one of these. I told Ron on A.D. III EID MAR or PRID EID MAR to have the PO date stamp all the flip inserts. Glad he did!
Cameo doesn't have anything to do with PL/DMPL, only mirror depth. The marks on the cheek and left obverse field look a bit strange. It does...
Not true. CSNS has been gaining steam over the past few years. Long Beach, on the other hand is dying fast. That said, the ANA show is the one...
If I look at how the coins are made, I see a lot of "distinction without a difference" in your list. For me, there are business strikes, proofs,...
Many have bought them. They are all scams.
Yes. It's fun and it is quite addictive. I find myself yelling at my screen once in a while. Some coins are easy and some are quite...
No, if the planchet is a mess, that mess will remain on the high points of the design, as that is the last part to be struck by the dies. In this...
[ATTACH] This is why I think it could be a legit tapered planchet. The rim is not fully struck up on the obverse. Lots of people in this thread...
The obverse rim just to the left of the 2 not being struck up seems to indicate tapered planchet. Pity the tapering looks like damage on the...
Especially the ones that require you to take a picture of the screen with another camera. I usually make it a point to ignore those pictures when...
I managed to spend three full days at FUN this year. Good times reconnecting with other VAM collectors over dinners. On Friday, David McCarthy...
Forms are at http://varslab.com/vssub.pdf. You can fill it out in your browser then print it. I make 1-2 trips to the PO each week. Turnaround...
I'm here. Let me know if you have any other questions.
I bought one of these when they came out. Great looking coin despite them adding IGWT with a computer font. Had the powers that be had their act...
If you're referring to the bottom of the base of the 2, it looks like there's a hit on the coin there.
Take a class. The ANA offers 3 levels of grading classes, four days each, at their headquarters in the summer at their Summer Seminar. There are...
The fee at ANACS is more if you have them do all the research -- something like $12/coin. If you say what you think it is and just want...
No. The coin you posted is VAM 25B. The die cracks are different from those on the VAM 11A.
Nothing sketchy here. Well, regarding the coin, anyway. VAM 25B. Fairly common one with lots of die cracks on the reverse. Doubled ear on...
2nd reverse refers to 7TF Rev of 78 (1st rev is 8TF, 3rd is Rev of 79). From the picture, it could be anything between AU55 and MS63, or it could...
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