here's mine, where the doubling is pretty obvious: [IMG] Years ago I got burned on Teletrade when I won a 72 DDO only to discover it was one of...
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Be sure to tell us what you think after you have time to study them! I find this very interesting.
Thinking about the terms themselves. "Overrated" seems to me a way of saying, people are paying too much for "x" relative to availability. It...
Fakes like this are dangerous; they would never fool a TPG or a collector with some basic knowledge and a loupe, but they can sell easily on eBay...
I agree with Mainebill, surfaces very porous due to casting, lettering too rounded/bloated for a genuine coin.
Just speculating here, as I don't know what goes on in the cloud-shrouded summit of coin grading's Mount Olympus, but I think they felt the Dix...
Robec's 42D dime is amazing! (and the photo quality is unsurpassed)
Thanks Bill! That's my favorite TD, with the wide CC. Would love to have comparable examples for 73 and 74 (in my dreams!)
I don't think mine really qualify as coin porn, more like coin striptease or coin poledance, sort of the tenderloin district of numismatics, LOL....
speaking of late dates... [IMG] [IMG]
Virulent verdi...
Happy hunting you guys!
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When I started collecting I bought several bright shiny trade dollars. If I were looking for a common date coin for type, I would wait for one...
I really like your Fugio group. Great idea for a site too. I have several Fugios and never get tired of the design.
The silver strips that the planchets were punched from were first drawn through a machine with rollers a fixed distance apart to make them an even...
nice looking coin! I would not have noticed the rim bump if it wasn't pointed out to me.
Zombie thread alert!
Here are the 4 possible mintmarks for the 16-D. you can see if yours matches the look and position. [IMG]
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