Jim - a suggestion, a request even if I may. Would you perhaps conduct a similar experiment with Biox so that we could all see the results ?
What exactly do you mean when say dropped device ? Typically the term dropped letter, or dropped device refers to a hardened piece of debris that...
spock - you can use any kitchen knife to open Air-Tites.
All of the coins have the same origin. Mint rolls and mint bags, and rolls from a bank, all come from the same large bags distributed by the...
Worn smooth. It is the normal wear pattern as can be seen on most other examples. And as the OP said, even the old ANACS graded the coin as VG for...
I wasn't, I was referring to govt. agencies.
Do not use the flash, do get some GE Reveal light bulbs and make sure turn off all other lights except those lighting the coin when you take pics.
If those dark marks are actually on the face and not just the pics the coin is AU at best.
Well I haven't taken the time to attribute it, but it a gold noble iussued by Edward III of England in the 14th century.
No Joe, nobody is saying that the slabbed off-metal coins are attributed incorrectly. What they are saying, is that since almost all of the '78-D...
Joe - did ya ever think to go look at any other '78-D dimes ? [IMG]
Geeeez Ruben, thought it was obvious. It's a gorgeous coin :D You should start collecting these ;)
Howdy terry - Welcome to the Forum !! Yes, by all means post pics of your coins. But do them 1 at a time and in a large enough size so that we...
Carl, that's how it is always done with these 2 headed, 2 tailed coins. Always has been.
get your picture here - The Coin Page - pics on that site are put there for public use.
The owner of the web site that hosts the pics owns the others. They are not for sale. As for how much they cost, I paid about $8 each when I...
Halleluiah - there is at least 1 other out there :thumb:
Ben - I would ask you this. Exactly how is it that the TPG's go about manipulating the grades of coins based upon who it was that submitted them...
I am saying that making allowances for a weak strike when the entire mintage of a given coin i sknown for being weakly struck - IS the accepted...
First of all you need to be a bit more specific about who "they" is. That matters because NGC and PCGS have different criteria about what defines...
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