Is there a hard and fast rule to know what varieties require no extra fee? For example, if I submit a 1942S inverted mint mark Mercury dime (PCGS...
Are you inferring the guy's name is Nick? I bow to your wit.
The photo is from an ebay auction I was looking at. I downloaded the picture of the reverse, magnified and clipped it:...
Every now and then I run across silly stuff like this guy climbing Monticello's stairs on this 1946D nickel... [ATTACH]
This nickel is in an old SEGS holder MS64 5+ STEPS. The obverse has a die chip in the "4" of the date and one near the mouth that makes TJ look...
Nice!
I believe it refers to the jewels on the crown along bottom...see pics on bottom of this page:...
Thanks for the info! Here's the link: http://cuds-on-coins.com/rim-to-rim-die-cracks-on-u-s-coins-2/
This coin is in a PCGS holder MS65. It has several die cracks...one runs from top to bottom. There are also some pretty clear die clash areas....
Thanks! I think they match. Some other pix: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Was rummaging through some older PCGS slabs and ran across a 1972S business strike Ike that I think is the same as yours. Does the T...
That is da bomb
Awesome...
Correct! A dime has only 118 reeds. I guess people used to file off the edges of silver coins for the silver. The reeds discourage this....
3 TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS: 1. A U.S. quarter has 119 reeds on it's edge. 2. A U.S. dime has the same number of reeds as a quarter. 3. A half...
This 1929-S buffalo nickel is in an ANACS slab graded MS-64. It has a speared buffalo on the back but I have no clue what it is. Monster die...
Agreed... BTW there is a great picture of a guy punching a mintmark on Mr Wexler's site: http://doubleddie.com/58243.html
Having a few beers beforehand is definitely helpful ... and highly recommended. . The way I think about it is that each mintmark punch style has a...
The high portions of the mintmark have whitish higlights in the picture. Follow these highlights... [ATTACH]
I like to examine coins for extraneous, unusual features...one I refer to as a Very Light Extraneous Mintmark (VLEM). It's just something I do...
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