This is what I call the Orange Peel look on some of the Lincoln Proof Cents! IMHO it is due to a light viscosity of grease or oil on the Dies...
I agree that NGC gave it a bump up! This was more than likely due to the strong strike. When so many New Orleans minted Morgans are known for weak...
I was suspecting a Die Gouge also but I can't imagine how that what we normally call a Die Gouge would be beveled and the areas (North and South)...
I believe the top (original) coin is a MS-65 but there is too much glare on the second one for me to really determine a grade! However, I would...
I agree that it is somewhat of a weak/soft strike! However, it has really nice details overall, a Full Head and it is hard to tell but the Shield...
It is probably a new way to repair the Dies!:rolling: Instead of polishing the Dies, they now scrape them.:eek::whistle: Frank
Dave, I am sorry that I did not see your previous Thread concerning the coin! I agree with Mike Diamond, that your' coin and his' if identical,...
Eduard, IMHO, it is an F-15! I based this on the amount or wear on Miss Liberty, the wear of the rim and denticles from K1:00 to K3:00 on the...
Lost Dutchman, Where did you get the magnet? If it will pick up Silver and Gold, I really have to get one.:D With one or two them, why would I...
Yeah and imagine doing so after a hard night of partying and having a hangover! Frank
I guess that it is a small world after all! My first duty location working for Uncle Sam after leaving the U.S. Army was in (Cayo Hueso) Key West....
Bill, You and Hobo are correct but the word "corrosion" should be replaced with "contaminates" (i.e. dirt, dust, grease or other). These...
Jako, To answer the last question, the answer is no! A Master Die, Master Hub and Working Hub cannot be Clashed or suffer Indirect Design...
:rolleyes: I have sold much better specimens in the raw for much less! My question is, why isn't it graded MS-70 like most of the coins graded by...
fishaddict, Welcome to Coin Talk! I have to agree with DJP that it is Machine Doubling! The San Francisco Mint turned out a lot of Business...
I was thinking that there is at least one Date of a Carson City minted Morgan Dollar that has a "Closed CC" Variety (VAM)**. However, I can't be...
Ed, No problem! If someone does not respond to a PM that I send them, then I just figure that don't want to bother with a pain in the rear....
I am going to say MS-63/64PL but it might go DMPL! There is a lot of haze on the coin and the slab appears to have some scratches and possible...
First, let me say welcome to Coin Talk! Second, I hope that you have found any of the extremely rare 1972-P "DDO Die #4" Lincoln Cents! However,...
Eduard, Due to the low mintage, low total of surviving specimens and current comparitively low values of the 1862 (Philadelphia Minted) Seated...
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