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. A little over-polishing of the die can easily cause a loss of low-lying detail. That is what happened here. I have had the same thing happen to my own dies when I have polished them. Like this : . (View Post)

Has anybody here ever examined (or even seen) a broad-struck proof coin circa 1900 ? A broad-struck proof coin is going to exhibit characteristics that are not normally seen. (View Post)

. A spark-erosion counterfeit will have tiny raised pimples on the struck item, typicially on the higher areas and slopes of the design (on the struck item). Where do you see these "pimples"… (View Post)

With 10% buyer premium added in, the winner of this bar will pay close to $10,000. These small US Mint San Francisco ingots are not extremely rare, but they are scarce (and popular).… (View Post)

. Of course the two pictures look different - the lighting is not even close to being the same in the two pictures. There is no "pitting" visible on the subject item. Please point the out t… (View Post)