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The $640 question is what does that mark on the cheek look like in hand? Is it a scuff or toning? First reaction is scuff, but you can't be sure from a single picture. The similar colored and shaped bit in the right obverse fields is not a scuff. The fields look very clean. It does seem overgraded a...

The Heritage specimen was graded SP65. The luster was different from what you normally see on a 21-S and the strike was stronger than average, although not crisp as it would be from new dies.

I believe the CER designation was for a handful of plate coins from the 1998 book 'Morgan Dollar: Overdates, Over Mintmarks, Misplaced Dates, and Clashed E Reverses' by Kevin Flynn. It's worth noting no one else has apparently requested a designation from this work since. ... Sad. Write a book, pay...

Does the coin otherwise look like a normal 21-S business strike?

Thanks for your insight JB although I would disagree that the TPG designations I mentioned are numismatic nonsense when you consider dies erode with use. Even in limited productions, I imagine the first batches are a bit sharper. Perhaps, but the designation has nothing to do with die life, only wh...

My post was not intended to criticize anyone or anything but to seek further information on how the coins and VAMs are tied to Zerbe. There are standards like "First Strike" or "First Day" for coins that must be met to earn the designation on a TPG label. Those designations are numismatic nonsense,...

I personally like the 21S series This is a cool variety, and the end of JB's original post he stated " go find one" So I did, and wanted to update this thread. As far as all the Zerbe folklore I will leave that to those that know. But if John was excited about it is more than likely a Legit situati...

Welcome to VAMWorld! I verified that the 83-O BMP in Heritage's 2013 CSNS auction was a VAM 19.

vampicker wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 09, 2023 1:04 pm

Two and two digits that are uneven rather than four that slant. First two were still hubbed. The switch to all four being punched in was in 84. Think this would get called 'high 83' if it crossed my desk and added to the existing description.

Agree.

Turns out this coin looks like a later stage 24A . Alligator eye not seen in auction pics. I posted a photo spread at SDP if anyone is interested in looking. There are other questions. Break to the left of the LIBERTY banner appears to have some displacement. Would this warrant a new listing? There...

Cool variety! Those lines all over the field on 1878s aren't technically scribbles. I would call them "grit gouges", as they're likely from stray, oversized pieces of grit that got caught up in die polishing and did a number on the die. Scribbles are presumed to be intentional, targeting weakly hubb...

I'll keep beating this drum. Search can be your friend.

keilg1 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:35 am

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Are you all finally done?

Yes, they are. If you don't want to see someone's posts, add them to your "foes" list.

I have issues with the design of their slab, but they're minor and will be worked out in time. The font is too narrow to be easily legible while walking by a table at a show. They should also choose a font that has Greek and Cyrillic sort l support if they are to ever do world coins. NFC verificatio...

Wow! Congrats on the crossover. That's tough enough in circulated grades.

You should have told PCGS to call it/them "Half and half". Then you could talk about the half half of half and half and the smaller half half.

Congrats! I would not have been surprised with environmental damage on the half dollar part.

Huge difference between Jody's coin and the OP coin, but a big part of that is the strike. Grading 1921 Peace dollars is like grading Buffalo nickels. You have to know what part of the missing detail is wear and what part is strike. Like Buffalo nickels and Walking Liberty halves, 1921 Peace dollars...

Hideous obverse die. Cool!

Well, if you can get a gold CAC sticker on it, then it'll be worth 64 money (because stickers ).