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I'd bet sheer luck played a significant part in it - a slight change in die production could have caused the increase in quality. That could have been staffing changes or some other reason. I do… (View Post)

In many series, there's often a date or type that is considered the "best", whether it be for strike characteristics, color tendencies, or number of available (or not available) exampl… (View Post)

More than likely 1942. It was the year of my first non-modern Proof, and it hooked me. (View Post)

Incredible. I remember when I did the NGC grading challenge the last coin was a $50 Octagonal in 67. They gave us 20 minutes to grade 20 coins, I used 13 or so to actually grade and spent every last … (View Post)

I remember vividly the first time I saw some top pop, exceptional coinage. I met @Eldorado9 in person at the ANA show several years back, and I was still a bright eyed, rather inexperienced YN. He sa… (View Post)