Some more modern colorful woodies [IMG] [IMG]
I know Phil uses a deflector along with the lighting. This probably helps give it an axial effect. This particular coin did all the work itself....
Oops sorry about the Roosevelt. Dave, that's one of Phil's photos. But I never have any luck with axial lighting so I never use it. Here is my...
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You probably already know of the Jefferson being sold on the VDBcoins website. George knows quite a bit about the coins from the set. You might...
The mintage total you are looking at is the total for both Proof and SMS. According to PCGS only a couple dozen SMS Jefferson's are known to exist.
Where did you get the 63 number? I've never seen an estimate close to that.
With such a short run the diagnostics should be the same on every denomination. It should be very easy for PCGS (or which ever TPG you pick) to...
I have no idea about 1964 overdates. I thought this discussion was about 1964 SMS coins.
If it were a proof it would still have some mirror finish areas somewhere on the coin, even in circulated condition.
Has your Jefferson been authenticated? Can we see a photo? These are extremely rare, with probably less than 20 of each known. Yet you think you...
No, the rims on your original post are rounded or beveled. [IMG] [IMG]
I would do the same. Good luck!! Finding a VDB MPL in the wild would be ultra exciting, but finding one with a mint error even more so. Can't...
Another diagnostic to look for in a VDB MPL is a die scratch above the B in LIBERTY on the obverse. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Also...
I'm not seeing any crescent. It should look like this. [IMG]
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