I think it's N-20, but the focus is off just enough that N-8 can't be ruled out. The clash is strong and the date looks even closer to the dentils...
I consider it like burning down your own house to collect the Insurance. It was not an innocent party relying on the TPG expertise.
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Theoretically. But I've been burned by too many insurance guarantees in the last fifteen years to put much faith in those. They cover almost...
I suppose I should make my assumption explicit that they are CAUGHT, not that they got away with their shenanigans.
Regardless of the motive, identifying the counterfeits benefits everyone except the counterfeiters, their co-conspirators and their first victims....
That is true. While many did get pulled from circulation, it became a source of emergency funds for a few years as the content value stayed close...
While we're on a Shield Nickel Spread, I see some clash marks or breaks on this one, but have no idea if it is a known variety indicating a die...
I feel a little out of sorts today. I broke down and SOLD several of my coins today at the Houston Money Show.
I wonder if it's more intuitive for the Chinese?
Fortunately, the cost of extracting those elements from the coins keeps it unprofitable AT THIS TIME. However, some are already preparing for that...
It's one of the reasons for the thread.
I pretty much limited myself to R4+ (~100 known) and higher.Those that aren't are mistakes or have something special. Here is one: [ATTACH] A...
Yep. But they have that making a buck part down pat. But like all "Insurance," they tend to cover almost everything when selling it and very...
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Mission Accomplished. I have now photographed every Sheldon Cent in my collection. 1793 - 1 1794 - 15 1795 - 7 1796 Caps - 9 1796 Draped Busts -...
I love Obverse 19 with it's horseshoe curl.
[ATTACH] They're not all pretty, but they are all special.
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