A good point. Only 2 dimes did have an eagle - 4 of them have not.
The point he is making is that there is a difference between cleaning - and - harsh/improper cleaning. In other words - not all cleaning is bad....
Yes, but Liberty's breast has luster, it just appears somewhat dark from the toning. High points though are the left hip and right heel; eagle's...
Maybe, kinda hard to find something just the perfect size to fit inside the rim though. Rim and edge do not appear to be mashed down.
It's common, just a mark of different dies being used. Mint marks were punched into the dies by hand, so they are not always in the same place.
Light equates to heat, that's basically all it amounts to. So when it is said that you should store your coins in a cool, dark place, then rather...
It's better than some and worse than others. It's easier to see the weak strike on the reverse.
No, he was saying that he has experimented with coins and punches - but not those coins. Do you understand what chopmarks are ? You can read...
Yes it is. But those same spots are also where weak strike is most likely to show up. Which is what I think it is in this case.
The only reason I mention it Adam is because it's kind of like the baby & bath water scenario. In other words - don't throw it all out, you want...
You sure about that ? I think it more likely that you don't care for some aspects of market grading, but I imagine you use market grading just...
Best guess would be it is a gas bubble between the clad layer and underlying copper. But I have never seen one that large. Others may have a...
So Mike, sounds like you are saying the marks were not punched into the coins. If not punched - were they carved into the coins ?
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Because for common, circulated coins they are fine - you're not going to hurt those coins by using a an album. But get into the XF, AU or MS...
I didn't take offense Mike, nor did I think you were trying to start an argument. I thought you were doing exactly what you say you were doing -...
Conder101 can probably provide a better answer, but if I recall PCGS uses some kind of oil either as part of the process for sealing the slabs or...
Not at all. It occurs whenever dies are over used to that point. It's not unusual to find Mercury dimes, Buffalo nickels, Lincoln cents -...
Quite possibly because of that. But in those days I didn't have much money, I was between 7 & 12 years old. To me 50 cents was a lot so I didn't...
That's true I do Mike. But think for a minute about what that means. Also see if you can recall what I have said repeatedly about the various...
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