It has better than F12 details, but it has been heavily cleaned. It isn't the type of piece that I would suggest to buy, but the downside is...
Nothing at all wrong with that heard.
Your coin has at least Ch VF details and might even be EF. The twenty-cent piece is the only regular issue US coin where LIBERTY on the shield is...
Half dollars are my favorite denomination and my favorite half dollars are the attractive ones.:yes:
Not all the time. Lots of weird things are done to coins in metal shops or chemistry labs and the folks who do these things are oftentimes...
I understand and I wrote my first post without thinking of those facts. It looks as though someone made a cast of real coins so that their...
It's a silver quarter that someone later abused by pressing a nickel (or other denominations) against. The coin is real, the alteration was...
I could be wrong, but it seems like a fairly decent percentage of the replies here are written on the assumption that the seller has little or no...
Howdy and welcome. The best thing you can do is buy the Red Book and give it a good reading or two.
Yes, I should have been more clear that my post was meant to agree with you and was written in anticipation that others might not read the link...
That's a nice looking 1955 set and I like the clear holder, too.
The ANACS policies are only in effect for coins certified after the old holders were retired, so the policy is moot. Additionally, the policy...
Walk away.
Aside from mentioning that the coin might be a well struck 1916 business strike coin, I have stayed out of this thread because in some ways the...
Complete set of Draped Bust Small Eagle quarters (all certified; one piece in the set)- [IMG]
The only purchase I made for myself at the recently concluded Central States show- [IMG]
I realize this isn't what you are asking about, but the coin likely is not a matte proof. I write this because most 1916 Lincoln cents were...
Just in case there is any possible confusion from anyone looking at this thread; the coin in question has a C mintmark above the denomination on...
The 1839-O is not an oddity for having an obverse mintmark. The first branch Mints came online in the 1830s (C, D and O) and each of these...
I was fortunate to purchase both of these a while ago before prices rose quite a bit. Although each cost more than the $2k limit written about on...
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