Not worn die, double die. The split tips on the star, as well as other clearly separated doubled features make that pretty clear.
On a side note, there are two variations for this year and your coin perfectly matches one of them. Again, not a guarantee of authenticity, but it...
Yes, but it will be possible to tell the difference unless it's copied from an original via high end transfer die.
It's a rare official medal, not sure why everyone is so surprised by the price.
Hmm, you learn something new everyday. I'm personally not familiar with this series or US coins in general, but the bubbles looked like the result...
So fake it's almost funny...
Typically when they were purchased from the manufacturer the business name or initials of the merchant would be stamped on the token. Do a Google...
18th century Sweden
It's hard to understand at first, but stick around and you will learn the language. PS: the discussion that John linked requires an...
Dude are you trolling? That is your coin, I simply quoted an old post of yours.
The countermark is fairly crude for something modern. Leads me to believe someone did this just to get a higher price on a common coin due to the...
I believe this is a merchant countermark on a genuine coin. The Brunk catalog lists such a countermark. BRandM would know more about this sort of...
You don't have it that bad Chris. I'm moving in with my fiance right now and she won't even let me bring my coins to the new place citing "space...
That 1879 looks like a really nice piece, have a picture of the other side?
This is actually pretty typical for this date/mint. Normally the rays appearing to be somewhat detached from the cap would be a red flag but it...
Best book I know of for the cap and rays types is the Riddel catalog published back in 1845, "A Monograph of the Silver Dollar". It is available...
Looks like a lamination error. Much more common on nickels, but fairly common all around.
This is the Minden mint type, which is somewhat scarcer than most of the other 3 mints. Km#558 in the German specialty krause book
They are generally accepted as genuine at present, not many people know the difference. I'm not sure if it's cool to post links to another coin...
There's a guy named Robert Gurney that has been doing extensive research on this matter for an upcoming book. He began collecting contemporary...
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