@Paul M. after further inspection, they appear to be raised (die polish), though I only have a 5x loupe and will take another look at this after I...
I'd probably cut out the nicer one, and leave the other in the mint wrapper.
@Paul M. yes, I meant MS67 vs. MS68; thanks for that clarification. You bring up a good point that the MS68 example could look better in hand;...
@Brett_in_Sacto Wow, that's quite a registry set you have amassed! Very nice coins. Impressive. Regarding strike, check this out:...
@Paul M. thanks for the info about VAMs; I will indeed invest some time into learning more about them. Here's a close-up of the retained crack on...
I have never been able to reliably look at the actual hair; it all looks the same to me, accented or not. But those non-hair markers are easier...
@Paul M. I would think your iPhone camera would suffice; as long as you don't place your iPhone too close to the coin, and tap on the image of the...
@eddiespin I hadn't noticed that on my 1922 Liberty's neck; thanks for pointing it out. So basically the die had a crack in it, so when it struck...
The ones you posted from ha.com have those markers; but I'm not seeing the markers in the OP's photos. Oh no! My favorite resource for...
I have to respectfully disagree with the notion of this coin being an accented hair variety. The marker on the obverse (missing serif on the I) is...
Cool - congrats. To get them into your forum posts, click the "Upload a File" button (near "Post Reply") and then after selecting a file and...
rzage, thanks for the feedback. With respect to the iPhone 6, it has a fantastic camera. The only tips I have are: 1) turn your flash off, as...
Thanks, DUNK 2. I am attaching two more sets of photos (1923 and 1925) which were captured/tweaked the same way. I self-graded these two coins...
Wow, that looks like a great coin! Yes, I would say 66+ for sure.
Thank you for the helpful comments, everyone. Wow, that's a very nice MS66 example, DUNK 2. Thanks for sharing. Also, with respect to PCGS...
Hi everyone. I am starting to collect Peace Dollars and am finding them more difficult to grade than more modern coins I started out collecting....
Hello. I understand coins found in 2005-2010 mint sets have a satin finish, which is different than the brilliant uncirculated finish found on...
Hi everyone. Can anyone recommend some coin shops in Winnipeg that have a good selection of US modern coins? Thank you.
McBride's is awesome! I was in Austin on business, and read bkprewitt's review above prior to going. This coin room was larger than I expected,...
bkprewitt, thank you for that write-up! I am heading to Austin soon and this is very useful.
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