These are the same Coin World holders I use for my variety attributions of raw coins.
And the "MS70" designation is a full disclosure of what was used to clean the coin first.
I still use it, but without all the photos you used to be able to view, it's not as useful. Pricing and auction info is still good.
Strike on New Orleans Morgans is pretty good in the earlier years, including 1880. Starting in 1882-3 you start seeing a lot of mediocre strikes....
And the right dot is "pellet dexter." Sadly, I haven't been able to get this terminology to catch on with, well, anybody. I just like to throw...
Yes. Much easier to see that this is an AU58 coin.
Today's photos help. I think the coin would probably grade AU58. Nothing jumps out as being indicative of a no-grade coin. My biggest concern...
Correct. Over $12,000 was raised for him. Classy move by the TPGs here. He was legitimately concerned that looters would get to his safe, which...
63 or 64. It's hard to get a good read on the surfaces, especially Liberty's cheek, from the pictures. I don't think they're good enough for 65....
As long as I didn't overpay, that wouldn't irritate me as much as the fact that last weekend I bought a big bag of guajillo chiles based on...
I'd call it a pair of die breaks, since they're wider than just a crack, with missing die steel evident.
Perhaps, but a DMPL or non-modern cameo proof has much more "wow" factor. I chose 21-S Morgans as an example, because of this coin I bought a...
That depends on how they were prepared. Not all dies are polished to a mirror finish before being put into service. 1921-S Morgans don't exist...
For 1889, the two things to look at are the date position (near, far, normal, slanted) and Liberty's ear to see if there's doubling. There are...
A few things. VAM 1BC2 was eliminated as a duplicate of VAM 1M2, so this would be VAM 1M2, assuming that it matches. The rarity numbers shown on...
25 and 20.
I've used these three types of reflection (but not by name) in my Morgan dollar class to discuss how dies go from DMPL (high specular reflection)...
My impression with the CAPS albums is that the pages are customizable, so you should be able to get whatever page you want. That said, it is...
By "hardening" the light, I mean the opposite of diffusing. A really bright, point source of light would be a hard light. To harden a light, you...
Colorful coins present you with having to choose between color and luster. If you want color, diffuse the light more. If you want luster, harden...
Separate names with a comma.
