There's no real hard and fast rule, but generally, contemporary fakes will show signs of circulation (since that's most likely the reason they...
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When you see a letter in parentheses in Krause, there isn't a mint mark on the coin. Israel has used a bunch of foreign and domestic mints...
Another day, another note from Nicaragua: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Do you have the various 2014 anniversary coins?
As far as I know, it's the regular design. Is the '96 a full set or just the $1? I don't think it does either. Now that you mention it, no I...
I've never seen a 91 or 96 set. I've seen loose 91 $2s, but these are apparently silver. I've also seen mention of 2000 15c, 50c, and $1,...
I saw your post about the $1s and $2s in the Solomon Islands thread. The only cu-ni uncirculated coins that I'm confident exist are the 89 and 92...
One curiosity I've come across is the 1 cent from this year. You have the typical Franklin Mint uncirculated and proof finishes: [ATTACH]...
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I've always seen 48-52 called 'no IND: IMP:,' my guess is that it's because that takes up less space in albums.
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Not a fan of the inconsistent placement of the name, motto, etc. I'd rather they be adapted to be more like the Otero-Warren design. The outer...
Like many of the Franklin Mint issues of that period, the matte coins of that type were minted in quantities much higher than the number of matte...
Coins and Canada calls them die grooves, likely similar. They happen a lot on coins from the first couple years of steel.
That's wood grain toning, although not in the usual wood grain pattern.
Czechia. Their current circulating series is one of my favorites. Honorable mentions to Brazil and Hungary.
I don't see why a strong enough magnet wouldn't work through the slab.
PL coins are those issued in the soft plastic mint sets. Coins & Canada lists these sets in their own pages that take some digging to get to, but...
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