RWB

You do not have the knowledge or experience to draw any conclusions from what you think you see with or without a microscope. That knowledge is gained by listening, asking questions, and not by presuming you have answers, when you really have merely routine guesses. You asked what the other member's rat character meant. That's what I posted. There was no assumption of anything about you.

Look at the education, income, social and civil rights equality, and almost any other measure of a positive society - the named states are at or near the bottom, and show no sign of changing. Failure = is institutionalized and politicized. Outside of the Federally funded facilities, and small university campuses, there is a vast waste of human talent and resources. Much like the Taliban in Afghanistan, who have discarded the talent of half their population, the named states and a couple of others destroy their futures by coordinated and calculated ignorance and social/economic blindness. Every locality has some portion of this -- so those named places are not alone - but most other places are more diverse and do not have the success-stifling approach change. There is no "...brain trust in the DC general area?" any more than the result of a positive approach to education, ideas, economics, individual talent, and tolerance for differing ideas over the broader region. Beneficial change is not easy, and many mistakes are made and will continue to be made. But unless a large jurisdiction, such as a state tries, it will never give its residents the same opportunity to succeed that exist elsewhere in the country.

What members are saying is not a scripted fantasy, or "tabloid numismatics." Certainly submit the coin for authentication and grading. Be sure to specify the variety and pay the extra $18 (I think) fee. Members here will be interested in the results.

I think he's referring to the squiggle-shaped damage at center.

It's an oblique reference to member who refused to accept what experienced coin collectors were saying about his imaginary errors and counterfeit coins. Members tried to help, but he refused so people stopped paying attention to him. He attempted the same thing on other hobby message boards and got identical responses from members.

Nope. "Some dictionaries" does not make it a correct spelling.

What would they be testing?

Completely phony appearance.

An aside --- "Jefferson Nickle." There are "Jefferson Nickels" but no "nickles" running about.

Very good results!

You've already posted this.

That's a nice group of Morgan dollars. It seems typical of what could once be picked up from a local bank. None of the coins would benefit from independent authentication and grading, in my view.

It's a damaged 1884-O (round O). The number of photos posted doesn't change anything. Further, VAMworld's variety listing shows no O/S variety for this year.

2 liters p/m you would have been gray..... Glad everything was successful and you're doing well.

Kevine84 --- OK. Are you planning to change the holder info before posting larger photos. Folks would still like to see them, but with the correct date/mint information.

Are you saying it's an 1884-CC, not `79-CC ?

Thank you, FlyingAl !

Here's a link to a thread ATS regarding a suggested $73 gold piece. Thought it might be of interest to members here.

Seems like an "odd" motivation for using a company's services....At least there's no new label screaming "NOW!! 50% HIGHER GRADES at the SAME LOW PRICE." Or --- "FREE UPGRADE with EVERY REGRADE"

Ahhh...the Smedley award, once an honor for positive service, now given for running ANA into the sewer and fixing its place as "clueless" in Colorado Springs.

Here's what I could pull out of the coin labeled "1879-CC." Mintmark might be lost in file compression noise.

Great argument for moving Mint HQ to Alabama, Mississippi, or Arkansas. That will make hiring incompetents much easier, and cheaper -- especially the legal staff. As usual VKurtB's comments represent his prevailing ignorance and inability to look beyond superficiality. Nothing new except the label. And remember, your ANA gives awards to those who "are dumb as a bag of hammers."

The 1879-CC.... yes.

The same way crows and octopuses like shiny stuff.

I didn't get a "Congratulations Set." They sent me a bunch of parking lot overdates and doubled dies in a holder that said "Tough Luck Set."