I try to pay a lot more attention to the state of preservation of coins than I use to, at least when the coins are common. Some area's I collect...
Those are all scratches, PMD. The mint did not make adjustment marks on large cents. Not the worst I have seen in a PCGS holder, and that...
Not sure, I have never actually used the service. I just know its available at some shows.
pcgs or ngc, either would be a good option. if you don't want it to mail it, take it to one of the big shows (baltimore, chigago, fun, long...
Here is a us cent going through the same error you think your coin is: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=186923&whichpage=1...
Like this: http://www.linkvillecoins.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2108 One other issue, $48,000 is a ton of money for...
The 'knows or should have known' applies to the person providing assistance to the seller, not to the seller. It's not clear from that text that...
I agree and would continue with the African head Connecticut copper coins,the Jefferson Head large cents, the 1793 'Smith Couterfeit' large cents,...
Im no lawyer, but I think you have this a bit confused. If a seller knew the coin was fake, and sold it, then claimed they were ignorant of the...
Agree with chris, your providing a market. I know people who collect old counterfeits though.
Wait, does this apply to all counterfeit coins? Does this end collecting imitation colonial era coins?
Oh boy, I have a ton of these, but not as dramatic as most of yours: trio of 1840's with minor rim cuds: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Two states...
Little write up I found: http://legacy.stacks.com/Lot/ItemDetail/114452
You missed my detailed list of reference material for the series I collect, which I posted in this thread? Seriously, this is stopping here on...
Common terminology and definitions are the key to solving problems and communicating clearly. Your free to call die finishing marks "die...
Why make this personal? Go search threads, I've argued with Doug before, strenuously, and in detail, I'm no acolyte. Stop viewing this as an us...
All the information you want on specific books has been answered elsewhere, search is your friend. Or better yet, ask what books to buy, ive done...
All those links provide nice contextual information, but without reference books you can't truly collect them. You link to ancients, how in the...
Problem is, those articles were posted after the rediscovery. Prior to it's rediscovery, there was no way to know without the book, and Perfect!...
I think your view might be based on the series you collect. There is a lot of great information on the internet, it's a wonderful resource....
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