Yes, that's VAM 17. Congrats!
Probably VAM 6A or 6B, depending on the stage of the clashes. I see this die pair more than any other. If mint records turn up showing one 1886...
While it is, indeed, a very cool coin, you have to take the rarity rating printed in a book with a grain of salt. It is a snapshot from before...
All VF 1799/8 [IMG] 1800 [IMG] 1802/1 [IMG] I have an 1801 and a 1799, too, but I can't get to the pictures at the moment.
The '3' actually looks OK to me. Size, shape, spacing relative to the 9 are right. Probably an altered 1893 VAM 5. The strike is too good for 93-O.
That's a tough year to attribute, and not well-enough documented to make the attribution easy. Of interest for 79-S is a lot of retouched...
No, just blurry. It looks right for what it is.
The 89-CC is fake. The 90 is an AU coin worth about $20-25.
I use a stereo microscope next to my computer monitor and look back and forth. Develop a mental language of sorts to describe useful things to...
I agree. It seems more apologetic or sensitive to triggering Brexit opponents than it does celebratory.
It looks to be altered (added mint mark). The date is in the wrong position for a genuine 93-S, and the mint mark looks like it might be a bit...
I stand by the answer to this 10 year old question that I posted 5 years ago.
I've been there twice. Once back in 1990, once around 2002. Very nice place.
I'll do it for less and be accurate. :woot: Is the stuff on the central hair goo that you think could/should be swabbed off with acetone?
Two coins out of the auction just showed up yesterday. I photographed them today. First up, a 1669 1/4 Thaler from Salzburg for the Prime Number...
I think I'd put an O-103 sticker on that. Nice! VF25 for the grade. If the stuff on the hair in the middle of the coin and by LI in LIBERTY is...
One dealer I know says that if he doesn't lose money on 20% of his stuff, it means he's not buying enough coins. Presumably that 20% is not going...
Genuine, coin and photos severely boinked.
You could also send it, and other varieties, here. (Disclosure: this is me.)
No. It's a $50 coin in 65. This coin would be $15 or less, probably. Search eBay for completed items and you'll see what they go for.
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