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Re: COMMEM. EXPERTS LOOK HERE!!!
the following is quoted from Bowers' commem. encyclopedia: Grant with-star half dollars exist in at least three different die states: perfect dies (early), clashed dies (showing the effects of the dies coming together without an intervening planchet), and lapped dies (late state of the dies, repolished to remove clash… -
Re: 1943 Merc dime on a previously struck cent on a silver planchet - Real or not Real?
To me, it looks like it was struck by fake cent dies. That's what I meant by 2 stage sandwich error... first a Lincoln cent was pressed into a metal, then this false die was used to squeeze onto the Merc. -
Re: PCGS says it it a counterfeit.....what is the giveaway??
There are many real authentic 1857 gold $3's that have the missing serifs on the I's. Most likely one of these coins was used to create the false dies to make this counterfeit. The omegaman counterfeit $3 was dated 1882. -
Re: 1902 Flip Over Double Struck Barber Dime
That would really need to go to a TPG before I’d be comfortable giving a value. The lack of denticles on the second strike make me suspect it is a genuine die struck a second time with false dies. Sean Reynolds -
Re: A quick question regarding morgan die pairs
1921-D Morgan dies failed by breaking, but they looked good while falling apart. By contrast 1921-S dies failed by turning into gooey (in the context of die hardness) representations of their former selves. This is a great illustration of how two different mints prepared their dies for striking. Caramel vs. peanut brittle,… -
Re: Once and for all, should cool clashing be a huge collectible?
There is another class of clashed dies that are interesting, Off-center clashed dies: Here is a 1868 Two Cent piece with two off-center clashes, and their arc (from the denticles of a different die) is in different directions! There are examples in the Indian Cent series - in 1880 there is a very big one: The common wisdom… -
Re: Is this Ebay Lincoln what the owner says it is?
<< <i>Looks like we have another ebay "expert" here. There is no Philly Mint BUSINESS strike Lg/Sm date known-just the three proof dies and the Denver business strike. I sure hope no one falls for this one. >> Thanks! So that means the coin pictured is a 1960 Large Date. And who could fall for this? or or or or… -
Re: Help needed-should this 1819/8 bust half go back to NGC for grade review?
Rusted dies leave a microgranular appearance on the coin. Spalled dies, those that are annealed and cooled too fast, and thus overhardened, can spall, or have very small chips of metal fall out of the dies, leaving raised lumps behind. This coin doesn't appear to show either from what I can see. -
Inflated priced pcgs coins/Collectors will be in for a rude awakening?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 17, 1990 FTC CHARGES COIN CERTIFICATION CO. MISREPRESENTS OBJECTIVITY OF ITS COIN GRADING SERVICES; COMPANY AGREES TO SETTLEMENT The Federal Trade Commission has charged that Professional Coin Grading Service, Inc. ("PCGS") misled consumers by falsely claiming that it provides consistent,… -
Re: Die adjustment strikes.
<< <i>hey errormaven you make good points but never address the topic of the existence of "Die Trial" or Die Adjustment" strikes. does that mean it's your opinion that the Mint simply installs dies and starts striking planchets?? since you seem more knowledgeable about errors than the rest of us, what's your understanding…
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