But I thought it was a God given right as an American to make Lawyer jokes :facepalm:
Was looking at SEMs for work about 10 years ago. A bench top model was only $75k. Now that would be cool to have in the basement :greedy:
Assuming the coin was made primarily from metal obtained by smelter ore. Each ore deposit will have different types and amounts of trace...
XRF only penetrates to a depth of 100 microns or so (lots of things that could cause it to be more or less, but I find 100um to be a good working...
Sorry but it's staining from environmental exposure. Here is what a real partial clad looks like...
Minor internal die break (die chip) on a very worn die. Sometimes these are called San Jose cents because the mm slightly resembles an SJ...
@ottozim The drum is due to a slightly weak strike. Notice the area on the obverse opposite the drum is Washington's head. A lot of metal has...
Try this for grading https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/
I am not sure how they can tell but I’ve seen it showing this on a few different results from different people testing different dollars.[ATTACH]...
sigma tester said it. Seller sent a pic of it on there since im always questioning ungraded Trade Dollars that I can not see. A sigma tester only...
Now that you've been here a while, when you find something different, ask yourself, how could this occur during the minting or dir making process...
Sorry, but it's a minor error. Filled dies are a relatively common error and rarely add any additional value unless they cover a significant area....
Die deterioration
But this doesn't look anything like an internal die break. Read and study the following Www.error-ref.com...
Gregory Brunk wrote the primary references
In order for it to be an error, it must occur during the minting process. Instead of saying, "I think this looks strange and I don't know how it...
The "Gentleman's" tokens are likely to be modern reproductions/fantasy pieces. Lots of fake material out there from that genre
I would recommend a date and mint mark set. Save the nicest coin you can find of each different date and mint mark combination. Folders to store...
Sorry but its just damage caused when someone pressed one coin into another after it left the mint.
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