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DWLange

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  1. DWLange
    I don't see any pvc residue, but perhaps some light toning.
  2. DWLange
    NEE!
  3. DWLange
    The throng of visitors was very great during 1876, as Philadelphia hosted the U. S. Centennial Exposition. In other years the numbers were manageable.
  4. DWLange
    It is actually strike doubling, aka machine doubling. Either way it is not an attributable variety.
  5. DWLange
    Rusty Goe's fine books about CC coinage reveal that most of that mint's output was shipped to the East. There was little need for it locally.
  6. DWLange
    It's a normal coin, not a variety.
  7. DWLange
    It appears to be 1879-S Reverse of 78 (Red Book's "2nd Reverse"), which does carry a premium. In that grade, however, it would not be a big premium.
  8. DWLange
    It's actually the Medium Motto hub. If it were the Light Motto hub, said motto would be unreadable in that grade: https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/united-states/quarters/washington-quarters-1932-1998/819448/
  9. DWLange
    Your coin is worth only its silver value, roughly $4 when worn like that.
  10. DWLange
    The "crown" on the eagle's head appears to be metal pushed up when the coin was ejected from the dies. Similar pieces are sometimes submitted as "doubled-dies."
  11. DWLange
    Gas trapped between the zinc base and the plating was compressed during striking, leaving raised bubbles.
  12. DWLange
    Your coin will be Details graded for "rim filing," and it will not receive a numeric grade.
  13. DWLange
    This is a fairly concise description of the so-called SMS coins: https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/kennedy-half-dollars-1964-date-pscid-44/1964-50c-pf-coinid-76045
  14. DWLange
    That is almost certainly an ordinary cent from which the brass plating has been removed via environmental damage.
  15. DWLange
    I am waiting for the Christmas ornament for 2020. When will it be available? It appears to be available now: https://catalog.usmint.gov/gift-ideas/collectible-ornaments/?cm_sp=LP8-_-holiday-orn-_-110120&scp=HOLIDAY
  16. DWLange
    How can one tell? You may start by looking at the real thing: https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/early-dollars-1794-1804-pscid-45/1795-draped-bust-1-ms-coinid-16858
  17. DWLange
    When NGC created its Modern Tier 20 years ago, the date 1955 was selected because that was the year that the values of the coins dropped from the pre-1955 prices for most denominations.
  18. DWLange
    NGC has bulk submissions for 100 or more of the same coin type, but this is available only to those having Dealer or Collector Society "Elite" accounts.
  19. DWLange
    You wouldn't want to lose that letter before cashing it. The "bearer" could be anyone...
  20. DWLange
    A filled mintmark combined with die erosion---not any kind of variety.
  21. DWLange
    Since the apparent duplication of the numerals is in all directions, it can't be a doubled-die. It's like a form of strike doubling in which the die drew the metal of the numerals upwards as it retracted from the coin.
  22. DWLange
    Skip, it sounds like you forgot to set your clock one hour and one day back...
  23. DWLange
    I would also be interested in what the very early ANACS certificates looked like. Here ya go...
  24. DWLange
    I'm curious as to why you'd bother for a circulated 1889(P) in VF or so. Unless the lucite holder was damaged it was probably worth more as a souvenir.
  25. DWLange
    I was surprised with the 2017 slabs by my employer. If I'd been consulted in advance, I would have suggested 1817 halves... ☺