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Re: Terrible True View Pictures
Looking over the photos in this thread, both old and new, plus the old and new GC photos, and it seems clear (to me at least) that when Phil left he took the lighting style he developed with him, and… (View Post)1 -
Re: Origins of the 1964 "SMS" Coins (Info Now Published in Nov. 2024 The Numismatist)
If the article is correct, then it seems the coins were struck with new dies, ie "first strike" coins. This would make sense from a perspective of preserving history of the first coins stru… (View Post)1 -
Re: Antique store OBW rolls.
I place no premium on paper rolls that are not from a bank that was in business in the year the coins were minted. No bank name, no premium, just whatever a standard BU roll would bring or maybe even… (View Post)3 -
Re: Antique store OBW rolls.
I've been buying OBW rolls for 30+ years and have yet to be 100% certain one is original without opening it. There are many telltale signs, and I even published an OBW Roll buying guide 10 or 15 year… (View Post)2 -
1950-D RPM-003 LWC
I've been looking for one of these for a while. It's a "Top 100" coin on some list. A fairly modest RPM but perhaps it's tough to find so ended up on the list. Anyway, I traded another foru… (View Post)4