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DWLange

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  1. DWLange
    Something like this, perhaps? https://www.ngccoin.com/pdf/US_Coin_Die_Varieties.pdf It appears at the top of the VarietyPlus website, along with several other tutorials. People only have to look before asking, and it will save them a lot of frustration.
  2. DWLange
    NGC will look for FBL automatically as part of the grading process. It does not require extra services or fees.
  3. DWLange
    The real value of that error coin is that Liberty is facing the wrong way!
  4. DWLange
    Dipping coins in a mild acid solution tends to leech out a bit of the copper alloy, raising the surface percentage of silver. It's hard to say from the photos whether this was done, but it was a familiar tool to minters of old who wanted to increase the perceived value of debased coins.
  5. DWLange
    Your coin will be labeled 8TF automatically as part of the grading process. If you want the specific VAM variety of 8TF that will require selecting VarietyPlus service.
  6. DWLange
    It would be details graded for either cleaning or environmental damage, so probably best left raw.
  7. DWLange
    Both the Uncirculated Set coins (satin finish) and the currency pieces are made of brass-plated zinc. The Unc Set coins for 2005-10 were coined with dies that had a different finish applied to them, but the coins are otherwise similar.
  8. DWLange
    NGC does not attribute that particular variety. A list of the eligible VAM varieties is found here: https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/united-states/dollars/morgan-dollars-1878-1921/?page=1
  9. DWLange
    Both coins appear to be genuine, but they have very little value---the dime only face value and the cent about three cents.
  10. DWLange
    This book is new and won the Numismatic Literary Guild's Book of the Year Award. It was a close call, as Daryl's book just barely made the NLG's May 1, 2020 deadline for entries. Due to the Covid-19 shutdown, the author was unable to obtain printed copies for submission until the very last moment. That was a serious problem for many entrants this year, and the judges had to work with electronic submissions in some cases, because the hard copies were under lockdown in some business or institution!
  11. DWLange
    There's a smidge of "Longacre doubling," which is just the shoulders of the letters providing outlines. It's not a DDR.
  12. DWLange
    It falls well within the parameters of "normal" for mass produced coins. Poor quality control is not in itself a mint error or variety.
  13. DWLange
    It appears to be damage that occurred while the coin was still circulating and then continued to wear down.
  14. DWLange
    In the 1960s these were marketed as "San Jose cents." True story...
  15. DWLange
    It may have gone through the washing machine. I've seen similar results when I forgot to empty my pockets.
  16. DWLange
    1885 = a coin or medal showing that date and made in that year 1885-Dated = a coin or medal bearing that date but made at some later time (1885) = a coin or medal made in that year but not actually dated
  17. DWLange
    The man in the middle is David Crenshaw, late of Whitman and now with ICTA, I believe. Good fellows, all. The Whitman people have provided a nice platform for authors over the years. Here's a shot from the 2004 Pittsburgh ANA (it was about 40 pounds ago for me). Try to guess which one of these writers is not like the others:
  18. DWLange
    An eBay seller includes this is the description of a coin certified by NGC with that name: Silver Dollars in "The Las Vegas Vault Collection" originated from the vaults of a famous imploded Las Vegas Casino depicted in a major motion picture. This massive hoard contains tens of thousands of circulated and uncirculated Morgan and Peace silver dollars ranging from common dates to great rarities.
  19. DWLange
    Lincoln's sunken shoulder reveals that the earliest date it could have been made is 1984. The obverse hub was altered that year to reduce poor striking of E PLURIBUS UNUM.
  20. DWLange
    It looks like a normal coin with a touch of environmental damage.
  21. DWLange
    King George V died in January of 1936, but by British custom the late monarch's portrait was retained until the following year. Just as all the tooling was ready to make dies for his successor, Edward VIII, the latter abdicated in December, and the Royal Mint had to start over again with new hubs and dies for George VI. These weren't ready for several months, so your penny may have been struck early in '37.
  22. DWLange
    It's simple strike doubling, aka machine doubling.
  23. DWLange
    It looks like a combination of strike doubling and die erosion doubling.
  24. DWLange

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    DWLange replied to Bmurray's topic in Ask NGC/NCS

    There probably is a VAM number assigned to that variety. You can find out at vamworld.com.
  25. DWLange
    Yes, it was fashioned into a love token, probably during the 1880s, when such things were quite the fad.