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Die breaks don’t really carry that much of a premium. This example was also a “discovery” coin. [ATTACH]
Heat the coin to ~600°F?
The obverse was covered in solder.
I almost got an ex-jewelry 1852 D dollar from my coin shop for $200. But it sold before I got the chance to buy it. :( Nice score!
A lot. A lot. And a lot.
Impressive detail for such a small coin!
@AnYangMan
Seeing the closeup of the date makes me think that bumpiness I see is just an artefact of the heavy die flow lines.
Exactly. I did a double-take when I read that the coin was issued by Gallienus.
I agree
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Not very thick (don’t expect to put tets in these). They were sold to me with the purpose of spade/knife storage. [ATTACH] The insert looks like...
The insert is just a thin cushion that will morph into shape
A bunch of these boxes arrived today! They will effectively protect my coins from bending and breaking, as well as looking like an appealing and...
3.5g
As a small-time dealer in US coins, it was disheartening (and I guess demoralizing) to think about most of my coins purely as commodities. I did...
So the consesus is fake?
Wow........
I don’t see any rust on your specimen.
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