A scuff is what your car left on the other person's car. A scape is what their car left on yours. An imperfect analogy to shoes (the...
On the contrary, there have been six votes for "counterfeit tool marks".
I can't speak to the European series but the US LS Quarters and Half Dollars is a pretty challenging set by date and MM. And if you're going to...
Jim, there are dozens of reputable, well-known and long-standing coin dealers with internet stores (not eBay). Here's a short list: Liz Coggin...
For the Capped Bust Half Dime Die Marriage set. This one is the 1837 LM-1, Rarity 1. It's an upgrade for the AU-50. But it's also, I believe, a...
Latest for the US Type Set for the standard silver issue. Replaced a ho hum circulation strike. [ATTACH]
Yes, the Small Motto design was never intended to be anything other than a pattern. Frankly, no one knows certainly why proof and circulation...
It looks like some kind of encrustation or deposit. Can't really determine the color of it since the entire photo is not color accurate. But...
No idea. I can't recall ever having seen that shadow effect. But then I've not been collecting but 5 years.
I voted for "scuff".
Well, I voted for weak strike, out of tolerance planchet and low pressure strike. I am leaning toward out of tolerance planchet, though, because...
It looks like pretty harsh die polishing to me. I don't see any marks across the devices and the marks stop abruptly at the edges of the devices....
My Large Motto and Small Motto coins. I tell the Small Motto quickly from the CCW rotation of the G in GOD. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Very nice coin!.. Not sure in my own mind that it would go 66 but it might despite a bit of what looks like cheek chatter and a small nick in the...
I don't know the answer to your specific situation. All I can tell you is that back in 2019 when I decided to collect all the Braided Hair Half...
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I'm at Lakeland now. Knew I should have gone yesterday! Nice coin.
I don't find it in my Snow either. It's the Large Letter, Low Leaf Obverse. But I don't see a doubled or dramatically repunched date listed.
And others: right of U, between tip of olive branch and lowest arrowhead. In photos, none of them seem really bad so maybe this coin is on the...
About 7 out of 10 show dealers I buy from volunteer a receipt. Of the remaining 3, 2 of them will give a receipt if asked. The last one is...
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