I do hope no one took it as being a "put-down", its really that I hate to see members believing "selling crud statements " to be scientific fact....
I think that I have written at least 10 posts about this subject. Most with no optics knowledge use "Magnification " and "Resolution " as the...
Dan published his post above in 2004.
So the plan is to hope that the comic book teenies, other similar mentalities. will buy the theory that a 1-10 grading system on anything " NGC-...
The website WWW.USAcoinbook.com has a section with values. I paid $200 for this one more than 50 years ago and the spot has not changed on the...
Also notice the doubled beard as it confirms. Jim
I suspect it is a bank marker for certain Mexico bank exchange. Jim
Deteriorated die damage in my opinion, sorry. Jim
Looks like it has been loose in a dryer for a long time, trapped and rotated with one face against the edge. If your dryer makes "dinging" noise,...
I suspect it is "road rash" from parking lots of fast food or liquor stores ( other members have mentioned such). Jim
And don't forget my "pain in the rear" Class 9 "Only God Knows" as per Wexler and Flynn's book " Authoritative Reference on Lincoln Cents". This...
And just think , if it wasn't for that damn asteroid Chicxulub 60 million years ago, any "humans" would be swinging from trees and have a furry...
They are inexpensive (face) to obtain and interesting to apply a torch just to see what happens. Be careful and use protection when doing it. Jim
When I was in college in 1962, the Doughnut Palace was $ 1.00/doz glazed. Gas was 30cents a gallon. I worked for $2.00 an hour in the Dorm. 50...
HI, You will probably get more members suggesting the big 3, but for coins that get mixed reviews and have new collectors, I recommend ICG...
Sometimes its hard for me to see such in a photo. Jim
I think that die deterioration also should be considered for the outlines around the date and RPM. I do not see anything more significant, sorry...
I guess in buying 4+ Chinese gold 1 oz @ $ 440 each and keeping them. Still beautiful shine. The following years I added a few partial ounces of...
Yes , "Plata". Jim
It looks different than this from Wexlers ( Their arrow) . Yours appears more like a shadow from the photo angle IMO. Jim [IMG]
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