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Recent sales from greatcollections (for some reason they have separate categories for 42 & 46 D/D but not 44):

May 2018, MS64 = $293 (PCGS)

July 2019, MS63 = $45 (PCGS)

June 2018, MS65 = $59 (NGC)

Both of the top 2 had 1 bid apiece and the MS65 had 27.  So getting the right opening bid price set may be important.  The MS64 example is the most bright white of the bunch but the fields are messy on the reverse.  The MS63 coin is full of chatter.  The MS65 has the most eye appeal to me with a primarily problem free bust on the obverse and nice coffee toning around the rim on the reverse.  On the obverse the toning isn't as attractive but on a D/D nickel it's the reverse you'll be looking at the most.

The price on the MS64 is puzzling as I don't see anything outstanding about the coin.  Maybe it's top pop for PCGS?  ...... Nope.  Not even close if you consider the FS examples. 

This one's kind of a crapshoot on resale value but a good example on a relatively low overall population.

And this one.

http://www.lincolncentresource.com/

I thought the same @Conder101  A 10 minute search revealed many examples like the one in the most recent picture.  However, there is this true inauguration medal sold in a HA auction last fall.  Described as "...the "Holy Grail" of Harrison medals."

https://historical.ha.com/itm/political/tokens-and-medals/william-henry-harrison-extremely-rare-inauguration-medal/a/6191-43038.s

The medal shown by @Bruce Thomas Collection has to have a different official name.

12 minutes ago, Glockin1958 said:

uniformly like that

It doesn't appear very uniform in my opinion.  Looks to be enough variance to indicate it wasn't intended to be a perfect shaping.  But I would use a nail head remover to try getting those square cuts off.  If I remember I'll try it this weekend and share pics of the results.

7 minutes ago, Dukemnm said:

but it will still be whiter than regular incandescent light

Not necessarily.  There's literally thousands of options available in LED lighting currently across all lumens and color temperature ranges.  https://www.1000bulbs.com/category/led-light-bulbs/

I wasn't intending to champion for LED lighting, per se.  Only stating that it's worth reconsidering every so often and not discounting it outright.  The technology is still improving, whereas, incandescent has peaked (I think?).  If a suitable LED option doesn't exist then all it takes is for somebody to create it specific to numismatics if they so choose.  Calling back to my cheap & simple lends itself to a standard comment, I feel that's the key.  A scalable solution that could be readily accessed & replaced.

20 hours ago, VKurtB said:

the 100W traditional incandescent bulb. ..... And no, LED's are NOT equivalent for the purpose.

For the record, I've seen other discussions to the contrary.  Yes, the 100W incandescent is the standard.  But that's most likely predicated on it being the best option available for a great deal of the 20th century.  Perhaps oil lamps were preferred over candles which were preferred over the light from a hearth at some point but we progress.

From a physics perspective, light (being both a wave & a particle) cares not the source it came from once it exists.  Perhaps the quality of light output on early generation LED bulbs was insufficient and gave rise to the "LEDs are not equivalent" statement.  I'm thinking if you could match the wavelength and lumens output of the 100W incandescent on an LED bulb we wouldn't notice a difference.  Perhaps there's even room for improvement and we'll discover there's a better range of producible light that could/should be the standard.  Incandescent lighting is just a controlled combustion event in an oxygen-less environment.  It's cheap & simple which also tends to lend itself to becoming a "standard".

btw, I prefer spermaceti whale oil in my lamps.  None of that cheap lard oil the pleebs use to look at their corroded farthings. 

7 hours ago, leeg said:

Is that Spam above?

It is.  So I reported it as well.  Beautiful Lexington, by the way.

43 minutes ago, Just Bob said:

"Iso"

In Search Of

I still consider myself new to numismatics so I hadn't come across the history of Max Mehl yet.  Noticed his building is still standing in Fort Worth so I'll add it to my day trip itinerary.

On 1/3/2020 at 7:57 PM, GELJR88 said:

i cant stand ppl who think theyre better than others

  I do think I'm better than you.  But mostly because it appears you've never taken the time to learn to manage your emotions.

p.s. that's just me trolling you. Don't take it seriously.

Agreed with @Six Mile Rick's assessment.  I'm not seeing any wheel marks in the pics.  Overall, just a lot of detractors.  If you're looking for 6FS that's the year and mintmark to do it.  1943-D has, by far, the most 6FS examples slabbed by NGC.  So you'd also really need to stand out from the crowd which means grading 67 just to be on the declining side of the curve.  

https://www.ngccoin.com/census/united-states/nickels/25/

14 hours ago, GELJR88 said:

individual_without_enough_empathy

Curious.  This same word formatting was used by the individual on the other post that basically replied to himself 10+ times attacking Kurt.  Is it the same person with multiple accounts or a new style for communication I'm not aware of yet?

54 minutes ago, Kirt said:

EDIT: Actually, further down the column and into the 2nd column, the "Answers to Correspondents" is pretty interesting reading.

Indeed it is.  Thanks for the share!

Looks like a wheel mark to me @Dukemnm and yep, die crack on the hair and Monticello.  Those reverse fields have really nice eye appeal (to me).

Interesting combo of an obverse & reverse die pair with existing cracks.  The silver in the planchets probably allowed them to extend lifespan a little longer than usual.  But strike quality doesn't seem to be impaired to much.  Even the servant entrance steps are still looking full!   Any signs of die polishing on the details?  

Not a remark on the coin you ask about but you might be interested in doing some reading up on "improperly annealed" and "sintered" nickels @Hinkle

On circulated examples you'll need to be able to rule out environmental damage first.  The topic itself is an interesting defect within coin production.

On 12/28/2019 at 2:37 PM, Lancek said:

The number of varieties they attribute on foreign coins is very limited.  If you didn't see in on their VarietyPlus then it may just not be an option.

From what I can gather on posts in the "Ask NGC" subsection sometimes a Variety isn't listed on VarietyPlus but will be attributed and listed once a properly identified coin has been received.  It's usually a question for @DWLange and has to be of significance.

@Fred York Consider a membership to the American Numismatic Association https://www.money.org/   With a paid membership there you have access to a lot of resources as well as direct submission privileges to NGC.  

4 hours ago, VKurtB said:

If you don't even know what a proof coin looks like, you don't belong on ANY KIND of online coin forum, newbie or not. To me, a newbie is someone who knows enough to get in trouble and needs help, but not here. Nooooo, here newbie means you just saw a YouTube video designed to scam you and you got half an idea.

A lot of people watch YouTube personalities.  Children & young adults especially.  The next step would be to search out more factual information.  A broad internet search will turn up results from multiple numismatic forums as well as articles.  We all have learning preferences and while I generally prefer to read in depth another may choose to ask specific questions and get group tutorage.  An online forum is the perfect setting for group tutorage as long as the delivery is appropriate.

Additionally, I find that nickels from the mid-70s mint sets (74-77) tend to develop an attractive purple/indigo toning around the rim while other coins in the set remain unchanged.

You'll see it on proof sets of the same era as well but less often.

I read the listing as if the item is for sale.  The $0 listing value is intended to draw in as many eyes as possible.  Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist has similar marketing techniques.

The description is what leads me to believe it's actually for sale at a higher price:  "1804 Liberty silver dollar in good condition.. will negotiate with best offer"

8 minutes ago, Just Bob said:

Although the Franklin Mint and their products were often much maligned by some in the coin community, I always though that they had turned out some really nice pieces, like the Discovery of America and History of the United States sets.

I especially like the Bahamas coinage they did.

This is the second NFC related announcement I've seen this week.  Personally I don't see much value but all consumers are different so I expect there's some demand out there for it.  Coinworld's release includes a lot of information regarding it's predicted usage.  Notably, it drives traffic to their website and additional business through subscriptions.  I imagine PCGS' business analysts have included the same type of expectation in their paperwork.

https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/introducing-smarttrack-dna-giving-coins-a-voice

http://images.amosmedia.com/coin-world/standing-art/smarttrackdna_article.pdf

I can see that.

11 hours ago, Conder101 said:

It means he can't spell verify.

I assumed it was a misspelling of variety.

Could you provide a rough estimate of what you have @seaninsa?  If we knew what you had we'd be able to offer multiple options with pros & cons to each.