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  1. Spark1951 liked SensibleSal66's post in the thread Help with possible error.

    I would say retained Lamination error. Search Results for “Lamination error”

    Nov 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM

  2. Spark1951 replied to the thread Guess the grade, 1876 Trade Dollar.

    I took a real good, slow look at it and before I saw your guess/assessment I came up with the same grade…AU50. I almost said AU53, but...

    Nov 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM

  3. Spark1951 liked H8_modern's post in the thread Guess the grade, 1876 Trade Dollar.

    I’ll say AU-50

    Nov 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM

  4. Spark1951 liked Michael K's post in the thread 1802 Large Cent.

    Nice chocolate look. F/VF? For the 1/100th it's almost $500 in F. (USA Coin Book) IDK if it would grade VF 20 (I am around 12-15) but in...

    Nov 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM

  5. Spark1951 liked HULLCOINS's post in the thread 1802 Large Cent.

    Hi- found this 1802 Large Cent buried in my collection. Is this a S-237 variety? Any thoughts on grade/value? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  6. Spark1951 liked Vess1's post in the thread Best resources to learn about Morgans & Numismatics.

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I think you’d like this Whitman book for starters. From 2018. Been using this Belomo Triplet 10x for...

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  7. Spark1951 liked The Meat man's post in the thread Been wanting one of these for awhile.

    1897 British East Africa Protectorate copper Pice. They aren't terribly scarce in general, but very nice specimens don't appear very...

    East Africa Protectorate 1897 1 Pice.jpg IBEAC 1888 Rupee.jpg Nov 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM

  8. Spark1951 liked KBBPLL's post in the thread Possible SMS 1964 SMS Nickel w/ all the distinguishing marks. Please give me your opinions..

    Don’t hold your coins like that. Fingerprints never come off.

    Nov 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM

  9. Spark1951 liked calcol's post in the thread High versus low auction premiums: buying versus selling.

    I checked on recent auction prices for a reasonably popular high-end coin. The coin is 1880-CC Morgan graded MS-66+ by PCGS (and no,...

    Nov 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM

  10. Spark1951 liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Is This Mercury Dime An Error Or Damage.

    I have a gold strikethrough- you can see a depression over the VE D of FIVE DOLLARS. [ATTACH]

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  11. Spark1951 liked ldhair's post in the thread Has anyone submitted a KNOWN counterfeit?.

    I have never known of anyone getting in trouble over a contemporary counterfeit. They are a bit special and the law don't care. Most of...

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  12. Spark1951 replied to the thread Has anyone submitted a KNOWN counterfeit?.

    I agree the TPGs need to be a better partner in culling counterfeits, but authentication is already an element of their business models....

    Nov 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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