1939 TII This one shows the cicular lathe lines on the portrait, has a little more luster. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The following is not a lustrous coin but has a more subtle, soft type of luster. I believe the raised lines were made...
None of the above coins excel in strike, condition and luster. Each suffer in one or the other of these important criterias to grade above MS64....
Toning that I can easily remove with the touch of my finger. Why is that? Is this normal? The toning easily smears off the surface of the coin...
But.....would it make any difference to you knowing that the circulating coins were struck from used SF dies? In other words, circulating coins...
Hello Chris Can you explain why all the end coins of my 2005 and 2006 40+ rolls have some degree of satin finish look to them? Back in 1965 to...
Hi everyone The following are two definitions from the glossary of the US Mint The term "uncirculated" may have three different meanings when...
Hi The die marker for this variety is a vertical die crack on the right of the building (mintmark side) just after the last window. I made this...
:loud: Hi Frank! Thank you for the welcome! Leo
Hi Guy Thank you for pointing that out but do you think a coin with 3-4 qualities will also have eye appeal? The eye appeal of a coin is based on...
Hi Darryl I have a brother with that name! I want to ramble a bit on quality coins. The more the merrier has everything to do with the number of...
We have recently added a very nice quality 1961-D. (Yes, you will need to click the link above to see this coin, thank you Twiggs!) This specific...
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