In Mercury Dimes, the keys to look for are 1916-D, NOT plain, NOT San Francisco, just the 1916 Denver coin and the 1942/41 overdates from both...
I like the proof-like frost
Eye appeal is part and parcel of the grade of a coin. Toning is not.
No, but it WILL have diminished eye appeal, and THAT makes it an inferior coin. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I think business strike from retired proof dies Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Agreed. Many don't know. Many wishful thinkers as well want their coin to be a MPL Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I will say that the coin will grade and it will get an MS-63. Bowers says in his RedBook of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels that 1914s are often...
if you don't like the coin, regardless of the grade, return it. It will find your eye every time you look at your Morgans if you keep a coin that...
war nickels are the first US nickel with NO nickel in them
The OPs coin is a well-struck BU, NOT a matte proof. It is defined and deep, but the rims are not squared enough and the edge is not polished....
it's not
I got two new books in the mail today!!! Do those count? A Guidebook of Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars...
there isn't a single one for sale on eBay currently. I think you overestimate demand for these
well, IMHO, it's not a good deal. "Alleged Benefit #1" - If having a coin certified by ANACS carried the premium that NGC or PCGS slabs would,...
why do you think this is a decent deal?
I like 5C the best!
That $ is not necessarily an artistic choice. It has appeared on the reverse of the Presidential Dollar since 2007.
don't forget my favorite: [ATTACH]
here's one of mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
don't forget Ed that as well, the die-engraving technology had to evolve before it was even possible to spell out the entire word
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