The 1888/7 is one of the tougher overdates to see. I believe it was discovered by Jim Ruddy in the early 1970s. You can just barely make out the...
As would I. Unfortunately, I don't see any changes taking place which will displace all these dead presidents. We may get new reverses, we may...
Yes, I do though I'm not a big-time darksider. I just wish more of the coins coming out of China were real Chinese coins and not fake U.S. silver...
You can do that, but you'd have to put a high value on being right in principle. Legal counsel of any kind would cost FAR more than the...
Yes I do, very much. Too bad I'd have to sell the house to buy it. :D
Something for my type set. Probably a capped bust small eagle $10 or a draped bust, small eagle half.
No problem. I think attribution is fun. There's a lot more to look a than just the portrait -- look at the position of the stars relative to...
Okay, I'm in. I've won before so I was letting others have a crack, but hey, here goes nothing...
Well, I've won before so I was letting others have a shot, but if you insist... here's one:...
Looks like N-6 to me: http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/matron_head_large_cents/1817_large_cents/1817_large_cent_n06.htm
For starters, try taking a magnet to it. If it's copper, then the magnet won't pick it up. That's obviously not a foolproof/failsafe thing, but...
If they're fakes, they're pretty well done. Hopefully an early copper nut who knows die varieties can chime in here. Unless this is a die...
What they said. A fellow Libran! Hope it's a good one!
But that's different. If used with the proper numerical grade, it gives me at least a little confidence that the seller knows a little something...
Susan, it seems to me that the use of adjectives is more often for obfuscation than for trying to honestly describe a coin. Plus the words...
I think this is the common usage today. Have the ANA standards changed? I seem to remember at one time, it was like this: MS-60: Unc MS-63:...
I was going to recommend the Flynn book on three cent nickels as well, but Jody beat me to it. I don't know of any specifically devoted to...
Agreed. It's one thing -- and bad enough -- to overhype your coins to a target market that knows nothing about the coin, medal and precious...
I'm not sure I've ever seen a "VF details, net AG-3" coin before. :)
This looks like a good coin to conduct experimental copper treatments against...
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