Of course that requires you to predict what a lot of other people will start to enjoy collecting. You need an increase in demand for a...
It doesn't matter if OP's coin has grind marks as his is more of a proof of concept and not meant to be a true fake. Grind marks are a matter of...
Perhaps some debris got stuck in the edge inscription step and it took quite a few coins to wear it off??? The only problem with my theory is...
Since it has a proper inscription, I would doubt that it's from the edge inscription step, unless... there was a stray piece of metal in the edge...
For the amount of wear on that coin, 0.1 grams of loss is not that unthinkable. It's a shame it's in such condition if it really is copper.
Your situation would justify a little more as you are able to easily repatriate it for face value with little extra cost. For items that one is...
On modern currency, there is a small number next to the letter that does indeed reference the plate position, but you will also see the letter...
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I thought the small numbers were the unique identifier for the plate, not the position. The letter is the plate position. The back of the note...
I don't know why this thread got revived, but from personal experience, I've found that a mylar holder and years of pressure smooth out folds...
Let me clarify, mule is a very large category of errors, my post was about a very specific type of mule that is easy to spot, but not noticable to...
Mule notes are actually easy to spot and very few people actually look for them. Notes printed in Fort Worth have a larger font for the back...
As has been pointed out, if a fake gets slabbed, it is most probable that it will never be discovered as who breaks coins out of their slab.
If you can hold out without losing the ability to get it reslabbed for free, I would wait until it can be demonstrated that the starburst pattern...
She works at a bank in Brooksville. She said the cash for her bank come from a "Cash Vault" at Suntrust in Tampa. I'm not sure what the "Cash...
While I'm thinking about it, if the Denver coin truely did skip the edge inscription step, it probably would be next to impossible to find a...
Matching a missing inscription to a mint will require forensics. If you read nothing else that I write here, read this. If you find a Denver...
I can't find the thread off hand, but someone here was looking at the new washington dollar and comparing it to a sacagawea under a microscope....
It needs to be re-iterated, Measuring diameter to 4 significant digits is probably the only way to make an educated decision on authenticity....
Possible explaination for the missing inscription Washington Dollars OK, Sorry for starting a new thread about this, but I am anxious to run my...
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