I'm not a moderator, but if you read the forum rules, the OP has done nothing that violates them. One of the great things about Coin Talk is that...
FIDEM is a separate organization. According to the Numismatic News article linked below, the ANA was host to the FIDEM Congress and medals could...
FIDEM is an international society of art medalists. This is probably from their 30th conference that was held in Colorado Springs. It's not an...
If you are still unsure after comparing your coins to the pictures provided (which members have posted at least 8-10 times in your numerous 69S...
It's struck from very worn dies. The doubling you see is called die deterioration doubling, is not considered an error, and adds no extra value....
Agree. I've spent years in manufacturing, and if I'm not working in something to make the Process better, faster, or cheaper, I'm wasting my...
John, the edge lettering for Sackies and Presidential dollars is not on the collar, it's done in a separate operation after striking....
How did you determine that the coin you have is a bronze nickel steel planchet? XRF analysis? How much does it weigh? Do you have pictures?
For people who don't get off the couch, these members weren't too far off. Heritage sold a couple of 2009 PCGS and NGC MS66 for $41-57. In the...
Here are some good ones to bookmark www.doubleddie.com www.varietyvista.com www.lincolncentresource.com www.error-ref.com www.coppercoins.com...
It looks like some type of Masonic Penny. There are lots of different varieties. Here is an example of one type [IMG]
Zippy Kitty looked it up in the Charlton Book and says it's a better variety, but not something to retire on. She says that the common tokens are...
If you feel the dealers are bidding up the prices so they can sell to billionaires who who have more money than common sense, maybe you would be...
@Candice Wise If you're interested in coins, you should buy this book. A new edition comes out every year. It's primarily a price guide, which...
For Morgan Dollars, you should check the vamworld site.
My apologies to the ancient group. My comments reflect U.S. Coinage only. I failed to notice that this was in the ancients forum and agree that...
I'm sorry Rick, but once it is removed from the slab, the market considers it a raw cioin. You might get lucky and find somebody who can match...
It's called a ridge ring and is primarily found on the zinc Lincoln cents. Due to die deterioration. I wouldn't call it an error, just overuse...
@DoubleDiamond In a previous post you said ".....I know what I need to know already, and this was just an exercise really to see if it is worth...
I agree that it is likely some type of metallic inclusion die to improper alloying. It would be interesting to see some XRF analysis of the rest...
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