USB microscopes. Be very attentive when you research one. You want a camera pickup of at least 3 megapixels but the higher the more expensive....
Yep, definitely a small date...Nice!...Spark
Where do you see doubling? Seriously, from your pics I don't see anything...you gotta give us a clue and crystal clear close-ups to get any...
Update: It was 11 coins not 12. A last check before putting them in rolls around 1:30am (Pacific time) I found 1 with the extra cactus leaf at...
@ToriRose83 ...here are 3 great sites to help you get info. This will help you find the answers to many of the inevitable questions new members...
Thanks guys, learned some new stuff on retained cuds and die cracks/breaks...Spark 19,450 posts to go...;-)
I just now got to these posts, but coincidentally, I looked at 28 P and D Arizona quarters this morning...found zero with the chips at either...
Perspectively, NGC lists a 1898 Philly in F12 (currently) is $8.00. Almost doesn't seem to be worth the fuss...Spark
2 things you need to do: 1. Don't hijack someone elses thread...better to start your own...and 2. post pictures that are in focus. No one can...
You also have to battle inflation before you buy and hold a collectible. Here in the U.S. inflation peaked in July '18 @ 2.9%, averaging 2.4% for...
There is wear evident on both sides... obverse: centrally hair and ribbon... reverse: horn and various hide spots. IMHO...not more than AU58+....
You can usually get good full coin pics from dslr cameras, but for close-ups you may have to get a macro lens. Some newer cameras have auto-focus...
What a relief!...it only took you 2 years to get back on your meds...Spark
I've been there...it is a small community southeast of Jonesboro on your way to the St Francis River and Osceola...It is also part of the...
The leaf artifact looks like a die chip, imo...agree with cpm9ball to die deterioration. Your pic of the obverse indicates a soft-ish strike as...
A Yeoman Red Book has all the pertinent data for all denominations. Low mintages is a key factor, this can be found in a Red Book, and...
I think they are seeing extra border lines... behind the eagle head, the inside/under of the left wing (becomes die crack at low end?) and the...
Yes, zinc...you can see split plating in the date side edge of the cud (from your close-up)...the third digit's top is smaller than the top of the...
...the design for the tokens had to be approved by someone...then the dies for their production would be made like those for coins...Spark
...these are probably all identical for the entire range of years, maybe slight variations. Somebody busted out the Mint Set to send a coin to be...
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