It is an eyeopener when a member actually does try to sell their scrap to a refiner for either cash or exchange for rounds. Unless one is in your...
Well , the grand Canyon national Park which the coin commemorates is entirely in Arizona and goes east to west at a fairly consistent level, it...
Damage from a squeeze job. Tell by the rim.
Most likely the major bullion dealers supporting it to get their inventory down, then one by one when they are satisfied, they will step away and...
For cents especially, I prefer more accuracy and the .001g resolution is 10X better for $7 more. But which ever you get, be sure it includes a...
Might try learning geography. The cactus ( which has very small fingers ~ typical for the area) is pointing towards the grand canyon, so it is...
The die abrasion "error" , since it is a raised area ( finger webbing) ,different from the original design would be a depressed area on the...
Almost every "scientific" study on this tends to be on artwork, usually canvas, paper or wood, but unless notes were polyester, should still...
looks like grease filled die, common to the extent, value is close to face.
The process of plating is a chemical/electrical one, so the copper is deposited by a random method, so a thin layer is first deposited, and then...
A flat photographic image of only a portion of a coin will usually be inconclusive unless it is an extreme separation doubling . Most of the...
The 5th slide is consistent with MD, as what appears in slide #6 originally appears as it might be DD. But once you look at it in comparison with...
Then why do so many members " Pay attention" to such a thread ? IGNORE it and its content. Let them leave if they finally decide to do so. No...
Here are the difference classes/types of DD with photos. http://www.error-ref.com/doubled-dies/
Excellent way to learn! everyone starts 'green', even 'Green' .
The process described produces a Type I DD, both O and R, depending as if on obverse or reverse. There are 8 Types of DD produced by the multiple...
Sorry I missed it before Books. Took care of it.
They had writers for that movie??? Thought it was Ad-lib
I agree, nice find Jim
No, PMD as mentioned. Notice that there appears a depression at the bottom left of the U. That normal metal was pushed up even with the top part...
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