Can anyone give me a source for purchasing a 2000 Proof 50 cent "Owl" coin? Any help will be appreciated. See link
Thanks!! Wow, you really covered everything! Can't figure out how I did the : parser thing. I know there are several web sites for US coin...
I've read a lot of the forum posts about cleaning coins and understand that it is pretty much a no-no. If a person were to scrub a circulated coin...
I don't have a photo, but I imagine it's a pretty common coin. it is copper and about an inch and a quarter in dia. one side says "ONE PENNY" and...
And also I, http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=3076
Can a cleaned, whizzed, dipped or otherwise altered coin still exhibit "cartwheeling"/
I'm in: http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?p=21397#post21397
Probably a stupid question but are EF and XF the same grade?
jtwax Thanks for your "cents" The link was mucho informative. Sooooo, I'm guessing that a "doubled die" is pretty well known and since mine...
Thanks for the information!
Thanks! Great resource!!
My question is: How does only a certain part of a coin get doubled and not the rest. The lettering and date are sharp and clear.
I don't know what mechanical doubling is.
I just acquired a jefferson nickel that was apparently double struck. The profile, at least the back of the head, appears doubled and on the...
Maybe I misread the post or the pictures but, it seems to me that if it were a die crack the affected area would actually be raised, like a...
Me also! http://www.cointalk.org/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=23
I have a couple of coins that are in MS condition. There are also some die cracks running in the date and elsewhere. As a general rule, do these...
Thanks! That clears up a lot.
So, if it is a die defect, does that mean it's still an uncirculated coin? Is coin significantly devalued by a weak strike?
Here are the scans of a coin I bought as BU. The scans are a little bit fuzzy in that the hair on the obverse looks a little shallow in places....
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