How does this affect Dan Carr over strikes which in turn are coins that never existed so can't be replicas. Or medals that portray real coins...
As far as minting I would guess Sunshine Mint as they struck other stuff for PCS.
As previously mentioned these were issued by Postal Commemorative Society. I purchased them as I do any privately minted piece from these types...
Yes it can take months but I looked at them the day they were packed. I switched capsules and used non-original capsules to ship them there. And...
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]Here are pics of one I purchased and sent to ANACS
It takes a lot of time and tooling work to make these overstrikes. Some coin collectors seem to snuff something because its not like something...
Well the prints are fresh and in any event NGC said they would take care of it. I looked the coins over with gloves prior to shipping. Outside...
So they showed up on 3 different coins (from 3 different sources) cleaerly visible and still greasy between last week and this week? And the same...
Here are pics of the Clark Gruber Gold Piece from Carr in an ANACS slab.
I like his work a lot too. He just has fun trying new things with tooling the his Denver Press....giving us some cool pieces in the process.
For any high quality striking the blanks are polished...they are shiney and reflective but not mirror. The main finish on a coin comes from the...
2771961-003; 2771961-004; 2771961-005 Some pieces that were sentimental that I wanted graded and protected. The displays are great but capsules...
Yes thats what I meant. My comments on the ASE and modern commems implied that UNC and Proof both received special die treatments...but UNC and...
Yes. Its the same fingerprint in the same place on 3 coins...and it is very clear. The surfaces were flawless prior to submission. They can use...
Yeah that is a tricky defect. But the coins I sent were large flawless proof kilos...2 Liberian and 1 Cook Island Perth Mint issue. NO marks on...
From Coin World: "New equipment the U.S. Mint ordered to produce the post-strike vapor-blast finish applied to Uncirculated America the Beautiful...
US Mint bought a ton of equipment from FM in the 80's. The ATB coins sold direct from the mint are vapor blasted after being struck. That info...
The smudge definitly showed up on the coin after being sent to NGC. I am OCD about these coins haha and I know every detail. These were all mint...
Related to this post as it involves the same coins I am discussing...NGC returned them today...one proof coin had a grease smudge on it that was...
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