Posted 09/13/2011 12:42 am
Thank you very much for lending your extensive knowledge Swamperbob.
The line across the rim is something I saw on most of the examples I compared it to. They were all auction records, some slabbed by NGC and some raw.
I did notice the very fine bubbling on the surface when looking at it under magnification. Since we can safely rule out the coin being cast, I don't think much of it other than a die that simply was not cleaned often enough. There is also a visible slag inclusion above the and G in BURG.
The dark spots looked suspicious to me as well. But, after looking at it under 100X magnifcation I saw that the surface of the dark spots was very random and uneven in its nature, quite different from the typical applied toning or chemical aging which has a smoother appearance as it sits atop the surface.
I don't know the source for sure, it came from a guy who basically posts an ad in the Yellow Pages for US silver and sells off any foreign silver he comes across in bulk. Over the years I've found quite a few gems among the coins purchased from this particular dealer.
Thanks again! =)
The line across the rim is something I saw on most of the examples I compared it to. They were all auction records, some slabbed by NGC and some raw.
I did notice the very fine bubbling on the surface when looking at it under magnification. Since we can safely rule out the coin being cast, I don't think much of it other than a die that simply was not cleaned often enough. There is also a visible slag inclusion above the and G in BURG.
The dark spots looked suspicious to me as well. But, after looking at it under 100X magnifcation I saw that the surface of the dark spots was very random and uneven in its nature, quite different from the typical applied toning or chemical aging which has a smoother appearance as it sits atop the surface.
I don't know the source for sure, it came from a guy who basically posts an ad in the Yellow Pages for US silver and sells off any foreign silver he comes across in bulk. Over the years I've found quite a few gems among the coins purchased from this particular dealer.
Thanks again! =)
Edited by Numismat
09/13/2011 02:15 am
09/13/2011 02:15 am
