You either take them at their word, or you get it tested. There are numerous surfaces tests (chemical and radiological, such as XRF). For the...
I am actually kind of surprised to see problem coins in CAC holders... I thought the point of CAC was to weed out the problem coins! Kind of...
I don't like it at all. I find the pattern very distracting.
I suspect it is a "lamination" error. The mint had a really tricky time getting the alloy of these war nickels correct, they have a lot of...
So, you've got to first understand - both die breaks and cuds start out as die cracks. You get a small crack propagating in the die, and it will...
Unfortunately my co-workers shared a bad cold with me so I've been chugging Dayquil and didn't get off the couch this weekend :(
Larry - I think the biggest question I'd have for you is: How long have you held these coins? I know you've been collecting for longer than I've...
It does not appear to be die erosion or damage. I would say with high confidence that is machine doubling.
Two main reasons - as you said, it has had a big swing. No idea where the top is, but I want to take profit. And second, I need the money to...
The show I'm going to tomorrow is a small one, very local show, probably only 30 dealers. I don't even know if there will be anyone interested in...
I'm perfectly fine getting less than coins... because I spent less than coins. It's all about the buy/ask spread... how much can I get versus how...
Well, I'm not attached to it and it's up $500 spot.... I'm going to take it to the local show tomorrow and see if I get any bites.
This is where I'm at. For full transparency, I'm holding a Pamp Suisse 1 Oz Platinum Lady Fortuna.
I bought an ounce of platinum for funsies at $960 a few months ago. Saw today it's over $1400.... What would you do? Poll above. And if...
Yup. She was murdered in a bar fight. That scar ain't never going away.
Yes, that is unfortunately the sign of either a fairly deep scrape, or a fairly recent scrape. The wound has not had time to "tone over", or,...
The minor errors don't really add any value so it's really just worth a dime, but it is different so it is kinda cool.
Congrats on the pickup... this is a genuinely rare coin to be proud of at the right price/grade. Can you take it out of the flip and take...
Thanks for that, RTE. This pretty much definitely proves the mintmark is fake. It is not in the right position (it is too far left, too far down,...
That seems reasonable, thanks for the answer. I don't follow modern coins too closely, but that feels like a good transition.
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