I have thought about doing various over-strike foreign coins. But if I do any, they would be as a result of my own collector interest. One that I...
The closest comparison is the Confederate gold Double Eagle over-strikes that I produced in 2011. I did them as an over-striking service. To get...
The over-strikes seem to be viewed by some as "edgy", and by many as "controversial". I don't think that will hurt their long-term values. Similar...
The coin appears to be genuine. Shield Nickels are known for doubled dies like that.
Why is it a "shame" ? I'd rather have that coin with the counter-stamp than a similar-grade coin without it. The counter-stamp makes it more...
Yes, that is a genuine US Mint 1899-o "micro-o". It looks like the "VAM-5" variety.
If I do these, it might be as an over-striking service. The customer supplies the coin and I over-strike it. That is how I did it a few years ago...
Adding full bands and a "DC" mark to the US Mint's 2016 gold dimes, while keeping everything else the same, is something that I might consider.
I did not buy any of the gold dimes. I might wait for the price to comes down some, and then buy a couple to experiment with and maybe try...
The US Mint may still use traditional sculpts/galvanos for some things. Others are done digitally. I think the new 2016 gold dimes were done...
The US Mint was able to produce Winged Liberty Head dimes with full bands in 1916-1945. The original sculpture had full split bands. Their Janvier...
Weinman did not engrave dies by hand. Weinman, like everyone else at the mint in the early 1900s, sculpted the designs in a large format relief...
>>> "reverse dies are against the law no matter what the intent" If this were true, then every single reproduction coin ever made would be...
Which has better detail ? : [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
PS: Production details are here: http://www.moonlightmint.com/blog_14.htm
I'm working on a fantasy-date over-strike type set. As for "pumping" them out / "flooding" the market ... Not really. While there are several...
The die cracks were not intentional. Only the first die par has the cracks (and that is one of the reasons why a second die pair was made). The...
I consider the fantasy date to be the "signature". If I am not over-striking with a fantasy date, then I add a "DC" mint mark or some other...
VAM listings are only granted to vintage counterfeits that were made of actual solid silver and circulated alongside genuine coins for some time....
That is correct. The only time I did over-strikes that didn't clearly show a non-existent ("fantasy") date was the 2009 "proofed" Silver Eagles....
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