Yea dropped letter or filling errors are usually very minimal as far as the transferred details. If you have one complete letter that is more...
This one is a satirical piece as well.
The portrait on the second one looks like Denmark 2 skillings 1810-1811, but the reverse does not match.
They usually don't make that mistake. The things that distinguish business strikes, proofs and restrikes are fairly consistent on British India...
This type of error CAN be faked and a "vice job" can also be done in a way that does not show evidence on the rim or opposite side (not going to...
Kind of like S.E.D.G.C. (Seeing Eye Dog Grading Company). Every coin MS-70 guaranteed, lol.
Laminations are a particularly ugly error.
Plenty! =)
The original proofs have wire rims and the P/L restrikes have evidence of die polishing struck onto the fields. These old proofs don't look like...
This is either a 1/2 ore or 1 ore from 1719 to 1721 that is struck on another coin. The lettering near the rim at the bottom right is from the...
That would be great, but I deal in foreign stuff and you collect US stuff. I don't think I would have anything that would interest you.
I little bit of OCD is not a bad thing for this hobby. =) I get quite a bit of spam from sellers I've purchased from in the past. Not sure if...
Looks good from the pictures. The light green coloration around parts of the design looks like natural age. Have you weighed the coin?
No, it's neutral grain spirits.
There is a list of good coin sites/dealers in the resources section of this forum: http://www.cointalk.com/t14152/ eBay is not a bad choice, so...
Don't worry, I'm neither suicidal nor masochistic. =)
Yea, I guess if enough people start hoarding and destroying them the number out there can drop low enough to become scarce. Do most people in the...
I was wondering why the strongest ethanol I have ever been able to find is Polish neutral spirits @ 96% (192 proof). This makes sense now. Thanks. =)
Thanks for the tip, and link. =) BTW, my name is Dmitry. My id is numismat because numismatist was already taken when I started getting on to the...
Good to know, thanks again.
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