Back in ~2004 I bought a few BU 56-D Wheat Rolls on eBay, and they had 3-5 1956-D&S OMM#1 in them. The OMM was fairly new at that time, so I was...
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Many years ago there was a seller at the local coin shows who had lots of raw Lincolns for sale. They were mostly the same bright coppery color as...
I've been studying my 1955-S Cents recently, and found a nice die crack/break sequence on the reverse of some coins I set aside as "Pre-BIE"....
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I haven't used a loupe for searching for varieties since I got the stereoscope back in the early 90's. The stereoscope is so far superior both...
I've never agreed with the folks who insist on seeing full-coin pics of obverse and reverse, since the resolution of those is almost never good...
Most of the bulbs still available on retail shelves are made in China. Low quality, low lifetime. Your best source for genuine USA or EU made...
Not so sure about that. The first coin catalog with high quality photos was published in 1860.
I have seen many beautiful RB and BN coins. I think a high grade RB or BN by definition is going to be nice. But surface preservation is one of...
But I've seen many threads where the coin shown actually is a "real" doubled die, or some other interesting thing, and the poor OP got trashed and...
I find folks who enjoy crushing the hopes of the new generation of collectors, often without any care to make sure what they have is actually not...
I have been running an experiment for almost 40 years where I put a few 1955-S Cents from a gem BU roll into different storage conditions, and...
The Variety vs Error discussion is always confusing for folks, especially when the concepts cross over as they do for die chips like BIEs. I've...
As I read it, all I can think was how idiotic the discoverer was to announce the discovery to the world, and then send them all for grading....
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You just have to know what you're looking for, and be very careful. I have purchased quite a few true OBW rolls on ebay over the years, though a...
That's a real beauty, and very well captured.
Yes, it seems fixed now.
That one is not in Cohen but it looks like the one listed at COC: http://cuds-on-coins.com/ldb3-1948/
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