My first reaction when I see something like is some residue from a cleaning. The coin has clearly been cleaned, so this seems likely. It could...
Smoke smells will never be removed from coins by airing them out. Whoever told you that is nose-blind from their own smoking. These people are...
64FBL. To be fair, I've never seen a 48D that *wasn't* a FBL.
I don't know why anyone would not like the comment, Insider. Casting or counterfeiting explains the surfaces and mushiness of the image far better...
If the coin is a counterfeit, as Insider suspects (and which seems reasonable), the TPGs still won't slab it (with a few notable exceptions, such...
I just realized... the third picture in the OP reveals some incredibly intriguing micro-patterns. The picture doesn't show unless you click on it....
The only thing left I can think of is "whizzing", where a small tool with a very high RPM head polishes a metal. I've never seen it used to cut...
The granularity of the surfaces points to some post-mint damage. It could be just environmental damage, and could be a genuine coin. But, if you...
I don't see any Blakesley effect at all, and I'd expect to for a clip of this size (although, not guaranteed). The pictures are too blurry to...
Florence Schook Kind of hard to see the K with the wire. https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v09n19a07.html
Got my plaque today. Looks so nice. And there was a bonus coin! Wasn't expecting that! [ATTACH]
When we are talking toning, technically is often not best. That dime is currently, technically, top pop (for soapbax Anacs... a small segment)....
Is the reverse of the 58D Franklin toned as well? That is classic mint set toning, and I like it.
I'd probably put it at a 53. Not enough color for my tastes, but the luster appears nice, the strike is good, and I don't see any major...
Ah, I haven't been around much recently. Is he on your ignore list? This is what he posted, and I agree with it:
Almost certainly, machine doubling.
Oh, I'm pretty sure Corgi nailed it.
I believe the one on the right is genuine. The one on the left is a fake coin in a fake slab.
Here's a bit more modern description ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castaing_machine I'm not sure what the top one is, but there's only one...
The slab photos seem to show a scruffier coin with less luster than your initial photos. Still, 61 seems a bit low.
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