I'm no expert, so you can discount anything I say about it. But suppose it is not mechanical doubling but die deterioration. Then all coins from...
I can't really tell from the OP's pictures if the coin is damaged or if it is from the mint that way, but it seems possible to me that either (1)...
Altered.
Some inks will show up under UV. But don't look too long because UV can ultimately fade ink.
I agree it looks like some kind of mechanical doubling because of the shelf-like appearance, the thinner rather than thicker letters (especially...
I just posted to your next giveaway, but the odds against winning twice are so huge I'll repeat what I said there. I'm a sucker for the strange...
I'm a sucker for the strange and unusual, so I would have to say the bele from India (India (Vijayanagara Empire): ca. 1336-1646 gold bele).
I made one of these long ago, with both gold and silver. It's super easy. I didn't include anything like trimes or Gobrecht dollars (original or...
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Good luck to all of you who want one.
XF, but it looks like a TPG might say it's had an old cleaning. The color looks a bit odd to me on the high spots. Certainly I'm no expert, and...
If someone wants to pay that much for a slab they deem historic, that's OK. Lots of things have their value in the history rather than the...
I love the comment someone made, "That looks like a MS-64 to me. Should crack and regrade."
Ebay is the "Home of the Chinese Fake." If I had the least doubt, and I would here, I'd pass it up without a second thought.
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