A clear photo that shows what you wrote above will make it possible for the forum to comment more accurately. The eagle is on the reverse of the...
I really think you should consider a "dissecting scope" type of magnifier because most people with a 30X or 40X magnifier will have a lot of...
Out of curiosity ( which can be dangerous), and if it is not a professional secret @Insider, can you describe what 'tool' might be used :) Jim
Some groups may not want to read this but here is the conclusion most widely spread among Archeo-geneticists working with the mitochondrial-DNA,...
It is very much out of focus,hard to tell even where his ear is, but the coin as a whole. appears to be environmental damage. Jim
Agreed, MD. Jim
But the die was modified within the mint, not from wear to produce the "characteristic" like the general definition of die states where changes on...
The bad mistake people can make on magnifiers is to think the more magnification the better. A lens should be apochromatic ( no color variations...
So the 1922 Plain Lincoln is an error and not a variety, the same as the 1937-D 3leg as mentioned? As by most analyses of both is that a die...
Agreed. Welcome! Jim
And I wouldn't delete it as is. You are new and had a question. You presented it in a courteous manner and learned something. All things the forum...
Normal for the species.
I have a few of those and the same problem over time. I find that to initially get them moving is to open the book, put the end of a clear tape...
Brandie Ellis said: ↑ Im a bit of an amateur myself im sry ..but from my understanding if it does not stick to magnet it's the real deal...
Do not handle the bill unless you check for spores or viruses. The Society of Damaged Coins have decided you are a heretic and vows to destroy you...
I think these aided frauds should be labeled as "Fraud" on the label as it's the truth. I know the mint workers often worked within 'pixie dust'...
I would guess a hole saw that gripped the obverse causing the damage and spun the coin making the rotational circles on revers, but still damage....
Wait till you see the then price of eggs, bread , or milk in all except farm country. Stay in cash until the direction looks long term,IMO Jim
I would be more apt to buy or have the first rather than the second. Almost as if they are reversed in position as the top one has darker darks...
I believe it is AT or photoshopped, but not for me.
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