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RWB

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  1. RWB
    Not "word smithing;" it's accurate description. A "fin" has long standing historical references and clear US Mint definition. "Wire" has no US Mint meaning at all and when applied to a coin rim or edge is simply confusing laziness or possibly studied ignorance. Change for the better.
  2. RWB
    I feel the key question is whether the bubble gum is still good.
  3. RWB
    From the photos it might be Fine; but, definition is poor and I suspect, as JKK mentioned, that it is an older fake.
  4. RWB
    There are version with a fin rim and with a flat (normal) rim --- no US coins were ever made with a "wire rim" or "wire edge."
  5. RWB
    "The Matrix" knows.
  6. RWB
    High probability of being a counterfeit. Post better photos, including details of mintmark, date and word LIBERTY. [Consider getting your money back and reporting the seller to the FBI.]
  7. RWB
    Tourist fodder.
  8. RWB
    We don't have the necessary die records to state the number of 8-TF dies that were reimpressed, or the number available at any specific stage of image transfer. Morgan advocated 2 impression per day and stated that 7 or 8 were required for full transfer. The faint or absent under type features on 7/8 dies suggests most were at an early stage of transfer-- maybe 1 or 2 impressions. Attempting to reimpress a nearly complete die would have left many tell tale marks.
  9. RWB
    It has no numismatic value....is that better?
  10. RWB
    That's what truth does: it eviscerates the lies, inventions, ignorant, blatantly dishonest, and self-serving.
  11. RWB
    7/8 TF silver dollars were produced when the new 7-TF hub was used to alter existing original 8-TF working dies. Bits of the original design remained visible on some dies. This was done to expedite use of the new reverse design at the west coast mints. See my book Girl on the Silver Dollar for details and photos.
  12. RWB
    هذه عملة مشتركة بالدولار تم إصدارها للتداول خلال الذكرى المئوية الثانية للولايات المتحدة. لا يوجد قسط جامع ، باستثناء حالة ممتازة. شكرا على سؤالك!
  13. RWB
    Agreed. So much for the TPG promise of stability and ability to buy accurately graded coins sight-unseen.
  14. RWB
    Try an internet search. Here's one result --- ANACS is shown at this address (enlarge the map) in the Centennial suburban area of Denver. https://opengovus.com/colorado-business/20151498572
  15. RWB
    There are many exceptionally rare coins in non-US series. However, collectors are of similar rarity, so the search is long and the cost in dollars is small. But the satisfaction can be great.
  16. RWB
    Without consistency between "grades" it is nothing more than the same old krapski as before TPGs were anointed to bring stability 35 years ago.
  17. RWB
    Nice, honest coins!
  18. RWB
    ...hmmmm...Is that from the "upgrade only" camp?
  19. RWB
    ....uhmmm, I meant "regraded" ?
  20. RWB
    Hmmmm....reminds me of the "dogs look like owners" photos. You'll probably want to add a lot more information about the dissertation thesis in order to tempt anyone to participate.
  21. RWB
    None are worth the cost of "grading" -- not even by a local landscaper. [Put the money saved toward buying real camera to take coin photos.]
  22. RWB
    Members will be interested to see photos of some of the coins, especially the Carson Mint pieces.
  23. RWB
    The coin pictured was likely pulled from circulation. Might have been washed. Are the others similar?
  24. RWB
    Not possible to estimate the "value" of something so improbable.
  25. RWB
    Ah...nice to see a view through the promotional fog! The "city" of Herndon is a nice small town in Fairfax County, Virginia, about 10 miles from my little abode.