If a coin isn't worth $150-200 (what you can actually SELL it for, not a book price), then you are throwing money away by having it graded. Every...
My advise is just learn how to grade, yourself. You are buying the coin, not a number encased in plastic.
Dale has access to a brick and mortar store where some of his stuff was, but also does work out of his house. A great guy to talk to.
I have a friend/dealer in Tulsa that deals primarily in Canadian coinage... Dale Shafer. If you are in for a few hour drive, look him up and he...
Who knew or would even think to read about this. Interesting article:...
Yes, there are well over 200 ... that's varieties, not errors.
Die cracks, cuds, pits, die deterioration, clashes, MD's, etc even in Canada are considered errors, not varieties. Many people just use the wrong...
I think that it's machine/mechanical (MD) doubling. Maybe some die deterioration doubling as well.
Yes, you could normally subtract 20 from whatever grade that ACG gave.
And I live in Canuckland .. easier yet.
The coin has been heavily chemically cleaned, so toning will be unnatural.
It looks to me like a D/c from the denticles down to and through the D ... forming the horizontal across the inside of the D. Now, underneath the...
I'll go with a "Panama pill". I've lost my photos of the ones that I had but they are 1904 2 1/2 centisimos silver: Diameter: 10 mm Weight:...
techwriter: Well, in VF-20, it Trends for $600, maybe more.
Has to be a token of some kind. Just a guess, but it looks like Mary & Joseph and the baby.
It's nice to see this old thread brought back to life. I personally usually don't post on threads that don't delineate what specific coin is...
It's nice to see these old threads brought up to date. Some neat old coins from more than 5 years ago.
I initially thought that it was a 1725, but then saw that the "9" was dinged, so it was an 1795. It's right there in the link that I gave you all...
Sorry, I hit it twice. Here is a link:...
Waldeck-Pyrmont? But the earliest date I can find in the book is 1773.
Separate names with a comma.
