They were and still are manufactured outside of the mint. They are sold as novelties for about 99 cents. They are actually damaged coins and are...
A 2000 dated Off center struck cent is worth about $4.00 but I've seen them go for as much as $10.00 on Ebay. Have Fun, Bill
A 1904 barber quarter in AG is worth melt. as a collectible. $3.00 max.
Hi, Some of the other giveaways is the roundness of the letters on the counterfeit. On the real coin, the surface of the letters and numerals is...
they are in the field around the area of the third star going up into the cheek. Thety are also visible on the reverse.
Hi, Speedy is right. There is nothing done at the mint to stop toning from occurring. A coin will tone unless treated in some way not to do so....
That is correct. There are two different versions of the proof examples of the 1921 Morgans. Defferences in the counts of berries and so on....
Hi, Chapman and Zerbe are names of previous owners. A pedigree, so to speak as both these people were collectors of excellent high grade coinage....
There are standards for the terms. MS-63 is Choice Uncirculated or Choice Brilliant Uncirculated (May or may not be Brilliant Uncirculated) MS-65...
Hi, I am just curious as to whether or not you knew they were fakes before you bought them. They are obvious forgeries. The Morgan being easier...
Hi, Definitely damage, It looks like it was on a parking lot for awhile. That is seriously the answer. Having seen many that were run ovwer a...
Hi, There is one major difference. A buyer expects the price of an article of clothing or a vacuum cleaner that also doubles as a cell phone to go...
Hi, Each German coin is a knockout example of a coin struck by a doubled die!!! There is no doubt there are notches at the tops of letters and...
It means, There's a sucker born every second...Not really...
The problem comes when the uninformed collector buys a coin or a set of coins and then somewhere in the future comes upon a tough time. They then...
HI, I suspect that this defect,(based upon the description) is not a defect at all but a coin struck by slightly misaligned dies. There is no...
What they don't say is that it is a set with the rare business strike die proof cent in the set. They skirt the truth very well, don't they?
Hi, I hope they stop selling coins. I saw a post that said that you learned from some of the hosts. I would take any of the information they...
Hi All, Check tyhis out, Now the counterfeiters are counterfeiting slabs too to make it look even more like their phony stuff is genuine....
Here's a list. 1) Most notably , if you look at the coins obverse, you can see going from the upper left to the lower right, many fine lines....
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