Absolutely right. 1- Buy the book before you buy the coin. 2- Read the book and understand the book (and its limitations) before you buy the...
He meant to say 'DMPL', not dimple. DMPL is the acronym for Deep Mirror Prooflike. DMPL is pronounced 'dimple' but this is the first time I have...
Steve, The rim is the raised area around the edges of the obverse and reverse. The edge is the third side of the coin (where the reeding is...
Vindication. YES!! :thumb:
Unless this coin is some variety (e.g., clashed with a different denomination) the only thing I see is a really good strike. But the strike is not...
I agree. The coin has an above-average strike and appears to be XF-40 to 45 to me. Nice coin but I would not pay AU money for it. I would let it go.
Ruben, you and I are on the same page regarding this coin. And I love how you put it - "better than an MS-60 and much worse than an AU-58". I...
Me, too!! I would much rather have a coin that has very slight circulation wear and GREAT eye appeal than a mint state coin that has TERRIBLE eye...
So which is it? Circulated (58) or uncirculated (60)? (I'm not picking on you. I'm trying to make a point about grading.) 58 and 60 are not as...
That is sage advice. The OP set the tone with the seller in his initial contact. The seller simply responded in kind (and I don't blame him one bit).
That would be highly unlikely because in 1964 dimes (as well as quarters and halves) were 90% silver. Clad coinage came later (dated 1965 and...
Voyager 1 and 2 will never return to Earth. Neither will the craft left on the surface of the Moon, Cassini, the Mars rovers, the Juno polar...
Please post better photos (in focus would be nice) and the weight to 0.01 grams if possible.
No and yes. If you have ever sanded anything with sandpaper you probably know that sandpaper comes in different grits. Coarse grit is used to do...
That's how one learns. There is a lot of confusing information out there about coins (for example, how many people post their 1968 dimes here...
Yes, those are die polish lines. You answered your own question. The fields are the highest part of the die (and the lowest part of the coin) so...
Search completed listings on eBay for "love token". The ones I have seen have been priced anywhere from $10 and up (and most are much more than $10).
A slab collector may be interested in your coin. By the way, is the coin gold-plated or is your white balance off?
I see lots of breaks in the luster, especially in the fields. That means the coin is circulated. I cannot give this coin a grade of AU-58 because...
You're probably right. Thanks. I could not figure out what the word was supposed to be.
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