P.S. Welcome to the forum Joe :)
I'm guessing not much of your paycheck makes it out of the bank :) Congrats!!!! I think you did him a favor too.....knowing his collection is...
I'm with the others. Before even reading the thread, my first response was "polished". I'm also wondering about the color. I know copper is...
I used to drop a quick "nope" until someone found a california quarter with a few letters missing and threw it up on ebay......went for...
Just as well wish for global peace.....worth pursuing, even if it can't be reached.
2006 "golden calves" eh? Those might be dangerous....lol.
Yah, struck through or filled die.
1/10th gold usually carries a low mintage so is harder to find later. I'm still sticking to my guns on the marine commem. The mintage may be a...
'course with all the gradeflation going on these days, you may see MS65. Nice coin regardless ;)
last week ....1958 too.
OK, here's the question for the coin techies out there.....how much is the silver content worth of half a 1964 dime? :D
Die cracks are common. More dramatic ones may carry a small premium with some collectors. Proof die cracks are more sought after b/c of the...
Its hard to tell from your photo. Do the coins in question have any pitting (mini craters). If so, the coins mostly like had the plating removed...
First guess would be it was struck through grease. I've seen strike through patterning similar to what you have, but never the whole coin. Cool...
I'm of mixed opion on this one. On one hand, all the new designs strengthen the hobby by increasing its intrest with the general public. On the...
Here's a copy of the proof from the US Mints site for comparisson
Well, my first guess would have been a die clash, but the "defect" doesn't line up right and I can't see any other evidence point to a die clash....
This looks like half of a "magicians or trick two headed coin" that has come apart.
Kind of a sad testimony to the power of gambling. Think about how many times a coin has to roll through the machinery of a slot machine to have...
If it is a strike through error, and the object is still embedded, then its whats referred to as a retained strike through. Genuine examples of...
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