I agree, there does appear to be some lamination damage as well on the obverse. Surprised that no one has mentioned the D in Dollar on the...
I really don't know what PMD you are referring to. This coin has already been examined by a gentleman who grades for one of the TPG companies as...
[IMG] The coin shows the material to be much darker than the scan shows. and I presumed it to be grease. Edit: Here are a couple of more...
I love VAM's, but this 21-P Morgan with planchet damage on the obverse and reverse was just too irresistible to pass up. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
$154 which included shipping.
Without some excellent help from forum members, I would have gotten burned on the first coin. Don't want to go through that again. If this one...
Is this a gate and/or porosity? [IMG]
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Another Dollar But Questionable Authenticity Earlier this week a friend who knew that I was looking for a Trade Dollar said that he had an 1878-S...
Excellent detective work. I knew he had previously sold two other Trade Dollars on eBay, but I did not look at his descriptions. Will be...
Don't want to belabor a bad situation, but after sending the coin back this morning. I decided to do some close up examinations of the scans I...
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What really gave it away to me was as I picked the coin up this morning, I knew that it felt lighter than a Morgan Dollar which is what caused the...
3MP Digital Camera Reverse Coin is counterfeit - See above post.
3MP Digital Camera Obverse Coin is counterfeit. Calibrated my scale today with 25 ounce master weight. Scale was reading too high. Coin in...
Weighs 27.2 grams.
Coin Arrived Today - Reverse [IMG]
Coin Arrived Today - Obverse Weight, magnetic test both checked OK. [IMG]
The pictire is so low in resolution that any magnification makes every area on the coin look terrible. As far as there being a gap at the top of...
Appreciate everyone's valuable input and observations. Right now I just need to get the coin in for inspection, run a few tests, and get some good...
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