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"Proof" has a technical definiton: it needs specially polished dies, specially polished blanks, and must be struck by the coin press not just once, but twice. If a coin can claim some of th… (View Post)

I think it's an extreme dryer coin. The coin is overall pounded flat (much like you'd see in a coin put through a gemstone polisher) with the coin's rim spooned out then folded back over across the c… (View Post)

It is against the law in Germany to sell, promote or publicly display anything with a swastika on it (with exceptions for pre-Nazi-usage religious memorabilia, historical re-enactments for film and t… (View Post)

AI will almost certainly come into coin grading, and it will probably creep in un-noticed rather than arrive with a flare of trumpets. Here's how I see AI infiltrating the coin grading process. The c… (View Post)

Trivia time: Although the coin is very often depicted in this orientation, the Zeppelin depicted on these coins isn't supposed to be flying horizontal, but pointing upwards slightly. The true up-down… (View Post)