Now those really are unusual coins gxseries. A lot of the coins posted in this thread are really not unusual at all if you collect foreign. Love...
Not if they're slabbed with number grades. =)
The part under Washington's chin does appear to be struck through a fragment. I can't make out too much from the pics of the other areas.
Well that picture is blurry, but there is something that looks like a faint, crude S. Copying the picture and then sharply increasing the contrast...
There is a law against defacing US mint currency. But is it enforced? Doesn't seem that way. Don't you think the couple of genuine examples are...
Not sure I understand. Sorry =)
I'd love to! Looking at the Houston show, I hope I'm not overwhelmed by the first time experience. Anyone else here going to that one?
Nine bucks is actually not an unfair price for someone buying it as a gag or novelty item. If more than one person felt one of them were genuine...
World coins are exactly my forte. =)
There's a big coin show right here in NYC?!? Man, I really need to get up to speed with coin shows. Never gone before, but all this talk is...
Well some of them can be very convincing until you really get up close and personal with them. =) I've found the 18th century Siberian issues...
The flat side looks like it has marks from an industrial grinder. Certainly not a mint error.
I trust your expertise Brian. It just didn't make sense to me that the details could still be visible if a metal planchet was stuck to the die. At...
That defeats the purpose of being on forums like this. We are here to share. If I can take the time to explain my reasoning, then you who says I...
It's darn man. Perhaps you can explain how this is a capped die instead of just saying it is? I've never seen a coin with that, but I've seen...
Aren't you too young to be smoking? :too-cool-for: I'm guessing there would be differences under magnification. The contact mark should be more...
This is often caused when die chips/wear creates extra gaps. When the coin is struck the metal from the planchet expands into them to create...
I agree with you Chris. There are other things often marketed as numismatic items that may not necessarily be. Like cowrie shells and this:...
Yes I have seen a couple. The difference is whether the details from that half of the die strike the coin or not. For a strike through, the...
I can kind of make out the S. In addition to what Hobo and rascal said, it may very well be an attempt at doctoring the coin.
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