I'm not seeing it through the scope. There is a whisker inside the upper 10% of the 0 in 1890. But no doubling that I can see. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I don't reallybsee any doubling there either. Will check the reference and compare again.
Here you go. The magnified images are flipped by the scope. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Coin has a rather dark patina, so angling it was an attempt to show features with a bit of parallax. The scope shots show the key identifiers on...
Beautiful pics. As I mentioned, I'm waiting on a 5mp endoscope. After spending more than a few days trying to find where my old 2mp one is...
I think I see the pitting in the field under the arrows that defines this type, but that's kind of a lousy place to have scuffs on the slab.
A beautiful coin. I'd say that ms-64 is a reasonable grade on it although it might push as high as 65. The major marks in the reverse fields...
Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else see a clear "S" mint mark on the first 8?
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Waiting on a higher resolution endoscope to arrive. These are 15mp shots through a Carson 200x magnifying pocket scope. What seems to be the...
This VAM is noted for a high 0 in the date, as well as a gap in Lady Liberty's lips. The mintmark on mine is a bit mashed, but that also seems to...
The first 8 seems to have die clash with some pattern transference. As shown above.
What do you make of this? I'm not seeing a corresponding VAM, but the raised mark under the second 8 seems possibly related to the 1880/1879...
That seems likely. Not sure if the mintmark is a match though. And mine appears to have had a bump on the 1. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Loved this post. Nominated for a featured article! And now I have something else to keep an eye out for when digging through "junk" bins.
Sorry. Too long staring at the VAM guides and trying to nail down the often minor differences / unclear indicators.
I'm certainly no expert on these, but something about that looks like a modern fake to me. "Imitation" is often a synonym for "contemporary...
Sorry, brainslip. That year has an overdate variety known at both the Philadelphia and *New Orleans* mint. Since the Denver mint didn't start...
I'm leaning towards VAM-19 due to the clash in the denticles below the date. I'm not sure if the other diagnostics match though. What do you...
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