I’m betting the coin in the OP is in a 65 holder. It’s hard to tell from the photo, but I would bet that NGC 65 would upgrade (I feel like I’ve...
Nice coin, thanks for posting. I’m embarrassed to admit, but maybe it will be helpful to others, that for some reason I had lodged the idea in my...
I checked my mail today and found my US Mint box. Excitedly, I opened it up to find a brand new, shiny 2020 proof set. And a very cool styrofoam...
Peace dollars are my favorite series. Here's one from the set I'm working on. It'll be a long while before it's done, I'm afraid (4 down, 20 to...
I have 9 of the brown box '74-Ss but I only think 3 look good (others are too cloudy). When I first saw them I thought they were all terrible,...
Multiple dies were used. Some business strike 21s were even struck using proof dies (check VAM World -...
If you had only one day to attend the ANA show in Rosemont (“Chicago”) next month, which would you choose? In particular, I’m interested in your...
I have listed a few ideas for a potential extensions of your research that might not be too difficult, since you have already captured all the...
I'm coming to the party late but I agreed with the no-FH designation. While it does get close, it looks like there is no differentiation between...
I stealth-added a pic of the reverse to the first post earlier, but here is another one that shows the "frosty" appearance a little better (albeit...
Hello again. Thanks for your thoughts/comments. This reminded me to revisit an old post that I read a while ago but forgot about:...
I picked up 2 new items at CSNS last week. One was a so-so 1923 Peace $ to start my long planned for MS set of that series. For the second...
It looks like the mint went super premium with the packaging on this issue. [sarcasm] Does anyone have concerns about these plastic envelopes for...
Have you considered taking it out of the packaging for an acetone soak? It should make the print less noticeable (but there will still be some...
For the "pics or it didn't happen crowd" (I guess I only have 2 with prints but LOTS more without, thankfully): [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Both have...
I have about half a dozen of those too (complete with fingerprints in OGP)! Sadly they're ruined now. But I inherited them from my grandmother who...
I currently budget about 7.5% of my expected annual gross income for coin purchases with a certain target of that amount (somewhere around 20-35%,...
I believe a mark on a coin caused by a gouge/scratch in a die shows on the coin as a raised mark whereas a gouge/scratch/damage to the coin after...
I’m not an expert either, but I do like this series and spend a lot of time looking at old auction listing photos similar to you (sadly I haven’t...
Thanks for the suggestion, but I try to look at all dates and understand that most years a mushy strike is as best as can be expected (with...
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