This whole discussion is very interesting, and I love the OP's coin. But now you've got me curious about my 1771 half penny. Is is authentic or...
Wow.
These are much better pictures, and the arrows definitely show more what you are seeing. Unfortunately, I (not an expert) think it is all just...
The second batch of photos is much better, but I still can't see anything that looks like it doesn't belong except some wear and damage. As...
Is it possible the counterfeiter didn't make a working die but added a 2 to the date of a genuine 1941? There is a little distortion on the...
Looking closely, only bidder two was upping the ante. Bidder one upped the bid exactly one second later each time, so I assume he or she had made...
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What puzzles me is how someone with obvious skills in fakery would make one so obviously fake.
No expert on ancient gold, but I do know a little about ancient Greek script. It is possible the inscription is not EV but epsilon upsilon. We...
I cringed little when I read that. I'm a retired teacher. Several years ago one of my students showed me a "counterfeit" quarter he had received...
Total value: $1.25.
Very nice!
I find it interesting that the smaller disc exactly competes with the British sovereign in content, the larger is exactly 4 sovereigns.
I don't think I would ever have noticed it unless it were first in a flip. How did you discover it?
A little nostalgia--that's about the time I started collecting coins.
Again, note the marks are depressions with a little raised metal on the rim. They are also similar to other marks scattered around the coin....
Welcome to coin talk. There are lots of guides to grading. The Red Book, as mentioned above, is good. You can go online to...
They don't appear to be selling the crosses cut out of the cents. They may be selling that for scrap, which might be illegal because of rules...
Welcome to Coin Talk. I'm afraid your coin is just damaged, having been gouged. The D mint mark is shows normal wear. The reason error coins...
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