My gut feeling is that it is authentic. The denticles are uniform on both sides, and the toning lends it to be an authentic coin. The details of...
@Amberlarry22 …Yeah, I was playing devil’s advocate and played the 65 cent result. So you can put your heart back in your chest again and...
Yes, it is a worn die…imo…Spark
The 65 cent valuation was based on a series of mathematical calculations that, frankly, turned out to be unrealistic and contrary to modern...
…and that usually means it is not die doubling. I believe what you have is damage or contact wear. The R/AMERICA is the only area to be affected...
What did you find at Variety Vista? Wexler?…Spark
Based on the info provided in post #11, at AU55 it is worth 65 cents. Anyone wanting to know how I reached this value, send me a PM. Spark
AU53/55…2 cents/NumisMedia…Spark
Definitely a Rev. of ‘89…the bottom of the Memorial/close-up of the FG…gives you a good assessment of the wear condition. I would go...
An authentic $1 gold fractional produced in 1849 weighs 1.67 gram and has a diameter of 13mm. Your “token” is about the same size but is 1.10...
Don’t make us guess. Tell us where you suspect doubling. And post in-focus close-ups of the area(s) in question. Full obverse, full reverse...
I’m in for Lot 6. But not for myself. My niece Emily is a budding YN, so they will go to her. She’s almost 14 and lives in the Houston, Texas...
@Pickin and Grinin …got 2 Jovita Idar from circulation 4 days ago. See his post from Monday titled “Wow”…Coin Chat Forum…Spark
WELL, HOLY MOLY! Maybe try to find another Police Dept.! Call your Mayor/County Leadership and have him/her tell the Police Chief or County...
Presuming these have not been subjected to burial and/or the vagaries of the weather, give them to someone else who has a shotgun. Or…Go to your...
Yikes! is right, not to mention the degraded primer. We are talking ammunition found buried for no telling how long…(not bombs or grenades)....
Keep in mind that cartridge is dangerous. Old gunpowder is unpredictable. You should take it to your local PD for proper disposal…Spark
IMO…it is not well known…Spark
It’s not “almost impossible” to have good definition on business strikes. A brand new business strike pair of dies would produce strong strikes...
One way that could happen is an inherited coin spent by a person who didn’t know what they had…lots of crazy stuff can happen…imo…Spark
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