Type 1 has no raised rim; this one has an upset/raised rim, thus it is a type 2.
What I would love to know is why do the dates on the slab only say "1971-1976"? The Ikes were minted from 1971-1978. This coin was holdered in the...
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They can tell by the tumbling marks on it. It is hard to show in photos, but there is a definite difference in the surface between that and the...
A type 2 Proof Ike planchet. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Correct me if I am wrong, but the only way the Memorial should be indented into another coin is if a coin sticks to the die during the minting...
I am saying *some* people dip them for that reason...some...not everyone. And I never said, and don't disagree, that dipping coins can actually...
I guess we just disagree. I have heard and seen what some of those dealers do. They do it to hide it and deceive. No different from paint-overs if...
Not at all. But I'm not talking about newly dipped ones. I have a 2017 $50 buffalo that already has red toning and it is slabbed. I am...
Because I know some dealers at the monthly shows in Buffalo who openly talk about getting rid of some pieces they are stuck with. They also flat...
I don't have a problem with dipping coins. I won't ever dip my own, and I do consider them being "cleaned" but I don't find that unethical....
I respect some of you politely disagree with me. However, I say what I said because I know dealers personally who do that. I know more than a...
It is definitely a crap shoot as to whether it will or won't tone, and at what rate it does so. And then whether or not it tones evenly, or...
Certified only. Don't care what denomination. Just want one side completely or almost completely blank. Please send clear photos
What did you pay for the golden Mercury? I am not buying unless I get it for spot. Bought my Kennedy one that way. Hope you did, too!
More family members arrived today. These are both unburnished Sacagawea/presidential dollars, type 1 (blank) and type 2 (planchet with upset rim)....
I didn't know they would be illegal if it is legal to own coin blanks
Any dealers here who specialize in these and have them to sell?
Well, I know that if they can authenticate currency by checking red/blue threads, and watermarks for modern bills, I just wondered maybe somebody...
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