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DWLange

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  1. DWLange
    You could have D/D, but it would be the result of a DDO rather than a RPM. The poster's coin is, as noted above, just plating separation.
  2. DWLange
    I do that with antique coin boards I've filled. They show only one side of the coin, so it still looks good. I am careful to post a note on the back warning that the coins may not be the correct mints, just in case I'm not around when they get sold! It doesn't work, however, for Lincolns and Standing quarters with their obverse mintmarks.
  3. DWLange
    Both the alloys and hardening process have improved over time. Even so, the US Mint periodically regressed in its quality, such as in the 1920s, 50s and early 80s.
  4. DWLange
    Undated dies were retained as long as useable, and the definition of "useable" was pretty lax during the 1920s, when tight cost-cutting was the order of the day. That's why we see coins have sharp obverses where the date is and mushy reverses that had been used far too long. When the reverse finally gave out, the obverse, now becoming worn, was paired with a fresh, sharp reverse!
  5. DWLange
    I use old Whitman Bookshelf albums for my circulated sets, and this was my solution to the 1901-S quarter---I just cut out two squares of cover paper from an old folder and place each between the album's page paper and the clear slide.
  6. DWLange
    I believe Just Bob is correct.
  7. DWLange
    I've examined the half dime, and it's not the same variety as on the VP website. The doubling is so slight that it would be hard to photograph, so I'm returning it as "Variety Too Minor." I'm sorry this didn't work out.
  8. DWLange
    Before Registry Sets it was customary for Details graded coins to be worth about one alpha grade below the Details grade, but collectors are much more focused on point scores these days.
  9. DWLange
    That doesn't look like die clashing. It could be a flip-over double strike or struck over another, spoiled coin. The way to find out for certain would be to submit it as a mint error.
  10. DWLange
    There has been tremendous progress, yet the USPS is still suffering delays in delivering low-tech packages.
  11. DWLange
    These were my observations on the subject of border designs several years ago: Part One - https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/833/ Part Two - https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/841/ Part Three - https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/855/
  12. DWLange
    The last time I attended an ANA show in Colorado Springs was that same month in 1989. It was sunny and warm in the morning and then snowing and cold when we came outside in the afternoon. Nevertheless, it's a welcome return, especially since this year's Summer Seminar was cancelled.
  13. DWLange
    The coin doesn't appear to be fake, but it can't be authenticated without seeing it in hand.
  14. DWLange
    As late as the 1940s collectors could still purchase 1921 Peace Dollars at face value from the Treasury in person or by mail. This was just one of many issues going back to the 1920s still in the Cash Room. Buyers were limited to two of each coin so as to show heads and tails in their "cabinets." This same assumption was behind the double Uncirculated Sets sold starting with the coins of 1947 and lasting through 1958. The older coins ceased to be available once these sets were offered beginning early 1948.
  15. DWLange
    Send it to NGC and please let us in on what NGC says. I already expressed above what NGC would say. This is a dead-end discussion.
  16. DWLange
    It is, but I believe that's normal for 2001 cents.
  17. DWLange
    I believe bsshog40 nailed it; someone was playing with an electric engraving tool.
  18. DWLange
    That's not a mintmark. It looks like the date took a hit, and numeral 5 was pushed out of shape. There may have been a blob on it already from chipping of the die, but the damage makes that hard to determine with any certainty.
  19. DWLange
    Does that happen with silver and gold, too ? Pre-1933 gold ? Stripes are extremely rare on gold coins, which were made with greater care and from planchets produced by the individual mints. The blanks or planchets for minor coins often were purchased from various contractors and could be of uneven quality.
  20. DWLange
    Your own speculation as to the cause is correct---unevenly mixed alloy. When the ingots are run through rollers these irregular concentrations get stretched out into lines that don't become visible until exposed to the environment after coining.
  21. DWLange
    If you submit it to NGC you'll be paying to get information you've already been given for free.
  22. DWLange
    Your coins did not look like that when they left the mint. Someone has tamped down the edges as the first step in producing rings to wear. Why this operation was never completed is anyone's guess.
  23. DWLange
    You do have the Small Date, but it shows just strike doubling and not actual die doubling.
  24. DWLange
    Both varieties are now listed and illustrated at VarietyPlus.
  25. DWLange
    A very poor quality fake.