So there are three different reverses used with the young head Victoria (William Wyon inspired) obverse of the 1879 fantasy crown. The other two...
I don't see anything about that coin that looks like questionable color. It looks lustrous, and typical of problem-free UNC coins from that era.
I'd throw a guess of MS64RB at that...but it's a bit of a wild guess...
It was mentioned inherently in the reply that said that our coins were sized so that the weights were proportional to their value. Not sure what...
I've been using the same primary layout for 4 years now. I use a 10% gray (RGB 26-26-26) background. I apply a slight drop shadow around the...
@fred13 we will have to agree to disagree. What I see on that Prova fits my understanding of the minting process, and I don't see any scratches...
Yes, it has the same marks. Taking into account the differences in photography, there are still obvious places on the two coins where the die...
You all may think this is just some push into China, but NGC is proposing using this red and another blue core insert on some ASEs. You know, for...
Well the one that sold at Heritage about 2 weeks ago DOES have those exact kind of lines...and they match up with the one you posted. It is also...
The gold coin posted by the OP is clearly either struck over another coin, or struck more than once. I think what you're seeing as "a gouge"...
Hi Bruce, With a mintage of 790 and being struck about 15 years ago, they are still around and one can find them if they are patient. The die...
Many Special Mint Set (SMS) coins from 65-67 do not have much of if any of a mirrored finish, and their surfaces are not what I'd even call...
If I had your real name, I could find your birthday without you telling me. At least, if you have ever had a credit card, been issued a driver's...
I got around to photographing my X#-81 fantasy Victoria crown in silver. It goes along with my example in copper that I posted here sometime...
Not a restrike actually, but a fantasy piece. These 4 Rixdollar fantasy coins were struck in 2008 in copper, aluminum, pewter, bronzed-copper,...
Both lovely coins. IMO, the slight difference in the grades is merited by what appears to be some hairlining and/or a light "wipe" of the obverse...
I agree with VG. It's about a $400 coin if you can get it in a problem free slab as VG. VERY nice pick up for $1 melt! :cool:
I'm doing a bit of collection thinning for the new year. All coins below are listed on eBay at $0.99 starting prices, free shipping, and true...
Very cool coins @Seattlite86 . Here's one for which I have a picture handy. I really like the Romagnoli designs, like the 1 Lek with Alexander...
You may find this thread I wrote interesting (it's almost 4 years old, but still relevant). In brief, from 2006-2011 the US Mint in particular...
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