The mint mark is added to the die after it's been hubbed from the master, I believe this is because Philadelphia does all the hubbing and die...
Looks like PMD on all those. The V nickel has a clipped planchet type of a look, but with all the other obvious damage I would say it's unlikely.
I think it's best to be clear on definitions and process. When a coin is struck, it is struck with two dies, one obverse and one reverse. It's...
I'll pick senile.
I think you all hit the main points I was gonna make, so I'll make a side point. Do you think it's a coincidence that the NGC holder hides that...
Chris, was that meant as a joke? I can't tell if there is a barb intended or if it was meant in good humor, can you clarify?
Not wrong answer. The answer to your question is I would not buy either coin. Slab has no impact on my purchase decision.
I'm in a pretty similar age range and am much more aggressive with retirement funds. I won't need them for 25-30 years, so as long as the US...
Would depend entirely on who the seller was. The slab makes 0 difference to me. Slabbed or raw, if I don't trust the seller I would not buy it.
Very nice, I still want one of these :)
For sure!!!! A NE sixpence was found in a potato field on Long Island!
I love colonial US coins, great series to collect. I was fortunate enough to be at the Baltimore Whitman show in March 2015 when the Henry P....
Better pictures would help, but surface appears grainy and mushy which are tell tale signs of a cast fake.
I know how frustrating it can be, but with experience you can differentiate. There will still be those rare cases where experts disagree, but the...
In addition to the current decade long price slide indicating a decrease in new (younger) collectors, I believe the hobby will be in for a...
Thanks for saving me the time to type the same sentiments. It seems he missed the 'With all due respect' portion. Unfortunately, as is often the...
Figured I would share, reports of first evidence for Caesar's landing in Britain:...
Your correct, i went back and looked again, slight differences, like the angle of the lines above the first T on the obverse. Thanks for...
Similar, yes. Exactly the same, no. I think that's even more the case with ancients where you have larger variability in the planchet. Flow...
I have no idea, it would depend on a lot of factors like capital costs and travel expenses. I could see a 2x markup being reasonable. A quick...
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