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Birthmark Die #19!
Russ
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Man, it has been a long dry spell!
Back in January a forum member PMed me with images of a 1967 SMS to ask my opinion. I couldn't tell what it was from the obverse image, but the reverse image displayed the die markers for these, so I asked him for better images of the obverse. Sure enough, it was a Birthmark Die! I told him if he wanted to sell it, I'm a buyer. He said if he ever did, he'd give me first shot. Contacted me last week, we did deal, and it arrived today.
Needs a dip, after which it should grade MS66CAM.
Woo hoo!
Russ, NCNE
Back in January a forum member PMed me with images of a 1967 SMS to ask my opinion. I couldn't tell what it was from the obverse image, but the reverse image displayed the die markers for these, so I asked him for better images of the obverse. Sure enough, it was a Birthmark Die! I told him if he wanted to sell it, I'm a buyer. He said if he ever did, he'd give me first shot. Contacted me last week, we did deal, and it arrived today.
Needs a dip, after which it should grade MS66CAM.
Woo hoo!
Russ, NCNE
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Russ, NCNE
The name is LEE!
<< <i>Where'd #19 come from Russ? >>
From a forum member who PMed me back in January.
Russ, NCNE
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
<< <i>January??? And we are just now hearing about it?? >>
He just contacted me last week to see if I was still interested in buying it.
Russ, NCNE
I have looked at about 250 sms sets over the last year - no Birthmarks for me
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson
My digital cameo album 1950-64 Cameos - take a look!
Congrats Russ.
P.S. When you get #20, how about you favor us with pics of all 20 of them, all in a row?
<< <i>Good for you! One more for a complete box! >>
Russ's Box of 20!~
The name is LEE!
Now where are the after pics.
<< <i>P.S. When you get #20, how about you favor us with pics of all 20 of them, all in a row? >>
You can see 14 of them here.
Russ, NCNE
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<< <i>P.S. When you get #20, how about you favor us with pics of all 20 of them, all in a row? >>
You can see 14 of them here.
Russ, NCNE >>
That is one spectacular set you have
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Most of what's left in the fields are the planchet ticks caused by metal flow. Now that it's been dipped, I think it has a good shot at grading out as a DCAM.
Russ, NCNE
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Congrats on your hoard.
Yes, I thought you were being conservative in the initial post, but after seeing it post dip, your much closer to DCAM. That bit of conservation did wonders!
"Keep your malarkey filter in good operating order" -Walter Breen
Russ, NCNE
NICE!! congrats.
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
<< <i>Now PCGS MS66DCAM.
Russ, NCNE >>
Congrats, Even though PCGS does not recognize these officially, do they still keep track of them with a different coin number?
<< <i>Even though PCGS does not recognize these officially, do they still keep track of them with a different coin number? >>
Nope, same coin number. Nobody cares about these except for a few of us obsessed freaks.
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>Nice, Russ. Do these have much of a premium? How frosty do they have to me for you to be able to see the "birthmark"? >>
The last one I chased on eBay I bid double market value and lost. But, that was a 65UCAM with a market value of around $100 for a normal one, so it's not a good indicator. The premium is much smaller for higher graded, more valuable examples.
These need at least moderate frost for the birthmark to be visible, but there are several reverse markers that would still be visible even if a coin is fully brilliant.
Russ, NCNE
I only need 18 more to catch you.lol
Regards, Larry
<< <i>.... but the reverse image displayed the die markers for these,.... >>
What are the reverse markers?
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<< <i>.... but the reverse image displayed the die markers for these,.... >>
What are the reverse markers? >>
Sorry, that information is available only to official members of the Cult Of The Birthmark Die.
Russ, NCNE
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<< <i>.... but the reverse image displayed the die markers for these,.... >>
What are the reverse markers? >>
Sorry, that information is available only to official members of the Cult Of The Birthmark Die.
Russ, NCNE >>
HeHe.
Nice addition Russ. I'm still searching for them too. I just don't have the contacts you have.
1 more and you'll have your box of 20!
After achieving that goal, are you gonna stop and let some other folks in on the fun or what??
The name is LEE!
Russ, NCNE
Do you have a Ken coin that is a one only. And if so a picture would be nice..
I have seen some cool coins Mr Weinberg had that were one only. I just thought since you were the Ken guy maybe you could share a rare one.
Opps, I mean variety or error Kens..
You dipped it yerself right? Only MadMarty is mad enuf to pay NCS to do such a simple thing...
and they're cold.
I don't want nobody to shoot me in the foxhole."
Mary
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Russ, NCNE
.................very nice russ!
.................you is the dippidy-doo-dah!!