BTW I just found this coin in the Stacks Bowers archives. They described it as a "rather curious example" reengraved in a "rather fanciful...
I can't blame anyone for selling it, and in a certified holder there will always be a buyer. I just hate the way sellers use adjectives as...
If we take this into account plus a person with lots of spare time on their hands, I don't think this coin should surprise us. Any ideas as to...
Was casting used for contemporary counterfeits?
Acid?
My first guess was details due to the planchet flaw. It wouldn't be a big deal on older coins like colonials that have planchet flaws all the...
Ditto. The rim damage is way too distracting.
Grading is an art, not a science, so there will always be inconsistencies even among TPG's. Whether or not that constitutes BS is a matter of...
Public transport is a good source. Whenever I go into Boston and ride the T I always look forward to refilling my card with cash and getting a...
It looks deliberate. Other than that, all you can do is let your imagination run wild. There are as many ways to mutilate a coin as there are...
I work in quality assurance, so the question, "How did this make it out of production?" is the story of my life... If only the mistakes my...
I don't own any Carr pieces and haven't previously held any strong opinions about them, other than that people should collect what they like. But...
The grade looks to be VF details. The coin appears to have been cleaned but otherwise is rather nice.
Definitely AU but surfaces do not look market acceptable at all.
Not sure why this thread was started or why it has kept going so long, but I do like the OP's set. Nice coins honoring a person who I admire very...
Wouldn't the TPG's take something like that into account as it relates to eye appeal?
Just look at completed eBay sales and compare prices realized for coins similar to yours both slabbed and raw. If raw price + slabbing cost ≤...
I don't collect lowballs but if I did, yours would be on the top of my list. Just think what stories that coin could tell☺
To top it all off I hit the "bid" button on a Heritage auction last week for this Thaler from Saxony. I just couldn't resist![ATTACH] [ATTACH]
After receiving these two coins I started looking for something a bit more unconventional and found a whole series of GDR commemoratives up for...
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