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Snow Day in June

Snow of the Indian head cent kind... ...Been meaning to check my 1862 1C with 45 Deg CW Rotated Die against Snow's latest Attribution Guide. I had seen that a S4 comes with a 30 Deg rotation--neat coin with misplaced 1s in the denticles to the right of the date. Oddly enough, you have to check the date position to ensure it's not a S11--the mint made two dies like this??!! And I added an 1887 S2 to my IHC set. I've been waiting on a nice variety to fill that slot. The 1862 is in an error
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1998 Triple Struck Counter Clashed Cent in NGC 64RD

Why is TRUST touching the 1 in the date (1998)?? Why does this only appear on the 2d strike and not the first? Why didn't NGC note this when they graded and slabbed the coin?This is my second journal entry about a 1998 TS Cent. The first was about my now mated pair of 1998 FS-901 proof Reverse error cents about 18 months ago. A different error story this time. One that occurs as I had some time to enjoy looking at coins this weekend. I was thinking about finding a mate to this Non-FS-901 r
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Numismaquest--it's gone and I'm waiting for those exciting events and promos...

Back in February, NGC and PMG decided to discontinue the Numisma-Quest Numismatic Trivia contest. We were to "Stay tuned for other exciting promotions and events". Ok, I'm still tuned in for what those exciting promotions and events might be. I stayed a paid member back in January to a small extent because of the possibility of winning a few trivia contests. Then a month later they were pulled. Do you need ideas for those exciting events and promos? How about submit a note for PMG gradin
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My Mate. A 1998 1C FS-901 mated pair

A saddle struck 1998 FS-901 in a Triple Struck holder and a Broadstruck with reverse indent, both with the proof-type, separated AM, FS-901 reverse. They have been apart since at least 2007, now together in my collection again. I found my mate! It's a beaut! A 1998 1C FS-901 Wide AM/Proof Die Reverse, broadstruck (BS) slightly off center with a reverse brockage and residing in an NGC 65RD holder. This makes a mated pair with my 1998 1C FS-901 Triple Struck wide AM in an NGC 55RD holder. Yo
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Rotated Dies Signature Set

Rotated Dies on Sac $'s, Indian Head Cents, Statehood Quarters, and a pair of Quarter Eagles. I decided to consolidate my rotated die collection into a signature set under mint errors. Too bad many are in ANACS holders. One of my favorites is this 1865 3C Copper Nickel (see image this post). Enjoy.
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Holiday thoughts

1863 CWPT F-13/297A Army & Navy NGC 58 Thinking about those serving and who have served their country.
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Variety Plus DISCOUNT

If the grading service is authenticating a coin, isn't it easier to authenticate when the variety is published? So why the extra fee? So the grading service sees a double die and has to look in a reference book to compare. Isn't that their 'job'? Kinda what you hired them to do... authenticate the coin. How much easier to authenticate a coin is that; it's published? Yet it's gonna cost you an extra $7 at NGC, assuming they even bothered to update their reference library--or look at it. M
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ANACS Crossover Results

Customer Service/quality control: Does it exist at NGC? I finally used my 5 free submissions to crossover (attempt) some of my better ANACS slabbed coins. Here's what I sent: 1806 O-116 50C ANACS 50, (did not cross, labeled environmental damage) ANACS 55 1845-O FS-50-1845O-303(WB 108/VP-003) w/variety plus (crossed, but no variety plus designation), ANACS 58 1840 FS-50-1840-301 (crossed, but again, no variety plus designation), ANACS 61 1855 Arrows 50C (crossed), 1872 G$1 ANACS 60 (did not
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Curved die lines on an 1870 Indian Head Cent

Die cracks, die lines or clash marks? They are cracks; will update with the OBV # from Snow once I get a chance. This obv. apparently paired with a Ty 1 reverse here and Ty 2 reverse(s). 1870 Cent Type I Rev Obv. 20: (RE) Die crack from the base of 18 to the rim at 7:00. Heavy die crack from the rim at 8:30 through UNIT and the bust point continuing in the field above the date parallel to the date. Also paired with S25 DDR, this example with at Ty I REV.I was looking at my 1870 Cent. It ha
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Nothing of value, just some coins in a bag

there's a 30 degree out there as well... My friend at work found out that I had an interest in coins when we stopped in a shop I found next to my favorite Indian buffet. I picked out an Indian Head cent folder, green and used and of a type that I like. She mentioned a bag of coins collected through her travels, but said there's nothing old in the bag and surely nothing of value. I said that she might be surprised at the catalog value of some relatively recent world coins and if we found any
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