Nice! So it was ODV-015 after all. And, yes, it does have an "older" look to it. A great site for design varieties is James Wiles' Variety...
Wow! I'll need to look through the ODV-010 dimes I come across more closely. I usually check the 1968 dimes more closely to see if there are any...
OK, I'll bite before I go to bed. Modern US Design Varieties is the area of one of my focuses. Knowing and identifying design varieties is...
Thank you, Inspector43, I did a search and didn't come up with any threads about it. NGC claims that "many customers" have requested such a...
When will the madness end? https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/8439/ngc-early-production/
As with 1991, 1990 was a single year design variety. According to James Wiles' Variety Vista, the only significant change from ODV-034 to ODV-035...
[ATTACH] It's a 1991, ODV-036. The 1991 cents were minted with this design variety apparent by the protrusion and defined bowtie. In 1992, the...
That is also a reason for grades to be in terms of "Mint State". The grade of a coin is in terms to its preservation, Not intended nor actual...
Not playing devil's advocate here, I would have to disagree on the content and premise of this article. It is important to know and understand...
I think I'm going to play Devil's Advocate here. Anybody who invests has the responsibility to know and understand what it is they are investing...
Could be a shrunken coin. A company called Stoneridge Engineering shrinks stuff.
I'm sorry but you are mistaken. We are talking specifically about the N.C.I. Grading approach. Halprin admits that his choice of the weight...
Same here! But I do find their old school production rather intriguing. Personally, I would say that the quality of their product aesthetically...
Not only that, but the grading was admittedly liberal and arbitrary. It was a "formulated" form of grading. You can pick up a copy of the N.C.I....
Tell me how snooty you get after being around for 800 years! :pompous: Not at all! But since they have already cleared out Apmex, they don't...
I think what you are missing is that not all silver and gold are minted and sold for strictly investment purposes. Geiger has a very wide spread...
The letters are the mint mark and the 902,7 is the silver purity of the coin (.9027 pure). Ho A - Hermosillo Mint, Mintmaster Jesus Acosta Ca...
Thanks for the info, GD! I have only gone through three bags of wheaties in my lifetime (including these two). So, I am not experienced in some...
The edge of the coin is like two different coins put together. The top half is amber toned with hues of red and green. The outer portion of the...
[ATTACH] Go ahead! Just do it! You know you want to! This is apparently the third post of its kind, but I've not seen the first two. That is...
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