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I still think OMS probably stands for off-metal strike. As for whether or not it was intentional, I'm not sure there is any way to know. I recall that some foreign mints are/were known for producing … (View Post)

Isn't there always an issue with some dealers bugging out early? I've only been to a few big shows and I witnessed that myself. I'm not sure it's limited to this show. (View Post)

All of the above are good ideas. When I was young a big old silver dollar from the 1800s was always interesting. I also was obsessed with getting a coin from the 1700s. I finally bought a 1798 large … (View Post)

My old advice is that people looking for errors should not look more closely at their coins, they should instead look at more coins. (View Post)

All grease is not created equal. Some is hardened, and some is mixed with debris (maybe metal dust or other debris from the machine area). Of course, it could in theory be something other than grease… (View Post)