I haven't seen one of these in high grade. Usually, the contemporary counterfeits are seen in lower grades. Referring to the article, the...
The patent has expired, and it was for the entire design of their slab.
I'm a little surprised they don't offer graphic design help to do this, either through their internal resources or through Authorized TrueView...
Already announced in For Sale forum. I had an 09 VDB Matte Proof in the calendar a couple years ago, so I won't repeat it for a while. Besides,...
Yes, a very cool poster, but PCGS wouldn't permit selling these. They hold the rights to the images on a tight leash. You can use pictures...
I'm going to go with environmental damage.
Now taking orders for my 2018 coin calendar. $15 (includes shipping in the US) gets you a wall calendar with a different coin photo that I've...
Keep it. Out of curiosity, do you have a link to the original auction or pictures from it?
Yeah, that one looks like it's seen a lot of traffic.
While predicting the future price of something you buy today isn't a sure thing, I would be careful about buying recent ASEs in any sort of 70...
No, but if I search for something like it, they show up on eBay once in a while. Privately minted medal. May or may not have silver content....
Add some of the explanation, too, otherwise they'll come here wondering what machine doubling is. ;)
As others have said, this coin is machine doubled. The secondary letters are smashed by the die hitting them a second time, and the primary...
Glad you like the results. The 96 VAM 5A is the first one of that variety (including VAM 5) that has crossed my desk in over 13000 coins. 1896...
Top of Lincoln's head is at 5:00 in the picture
I agree that it's probably struck through a die cap. Nice find!
That picture is one white lab coat away from creepy mad scientist.
For varieties, the Bausch & Lomb 10x Hastings triplet or Belomo 10x are what I'd recommend. The inexpensive, larger "16x" doublet is not a good...
Ancients bronzes are not the same as modern or even 300 year old copper. Curation has to be approached differently. @LaCointessa seems to know...
Lemon juice, being acidic, is going to react with the coins and destabilize the surface. I'd be really careful doing this. I'd want a good look...
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