Liberty Coin Service of Lansing, Michigan. http://libertycoinservice.com/ I have been a customer since 1972. My most recent purchase was this...
Without a doubt the finest I have seen posted online. Truly, a stellar example of (one of the) earliest coins known. Congratulations on the purchase.
Wildwinds shows five sold about 1999-2001 for what is now about a week's wages: $500 more or less, about $12.50 per hour for a 40-hour week. I...
Yes! I gave the article a "Like" also. That said, I would not take it as authority. Much in it is speculative. It is nice as far as it went. If...
I see now that the NGC Registry footer is your actual footer. The coins were graded and authenticated by experts. And you already have Dr....
My view is pretty much the same as Chrisild and the others for whom it is more "not for me" than "I hate this." I agree that the guitars and...
Dunno. I could write a paragraph about each mark but it would still come down to "dunno" without seeing the coin. The large chopmarks are...
I hate to burst your bubble, but I have to concur with Sparrow on this. Acetone will remove the green goo without damaging the artificial toning....
I started at 40. However, I know from other research that the number 1 and 2 reasons are Girls and Cars. Then the one leads to the other and with...
No, I am sorry but I do not know the US Trade Dollar series well enough to authenticate from a picture. The chopmarks are a whole other area.
Oldest one so far. When I was a kid, we could not collect coins because they had not been invented yet. That said... I am aware of the fact that...
It does indeed seem to be true. In fact, I have used the "ring test" myself and I am not alone in that. The Chinese "shroffs" could do a coin a...
Overdates, repunched Mint marks, die doubling... If the die has been messed with, no coin from it can be perfect. For you a Proof-70 RPM is...
What about the Bank of England stamps on Spanish dollars? "To make its dollars pass, stamped the head of a fool on the neck of an ass?" [ATTACH]...
See my review of the new Gullberg book here: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-book-on-chopmarked-coins.250400/ Medoraman is not exactly...
Really nice. Not enough "Likes" are possible. ... Greek city of Neapolis in Italy. I get that all the time, "Are you "Eye-talian?" No, my...
Right, but what is your other job? You assume that everyone has one job or career and that just is not true; has not been for almost 20 years, but...
Right. Those are "Fugio Cents" based on the paper money printed by the firm once owned by Benjamin Franklin and run by his partner, David Hall....
Chopmarked Coins: A History; the silver coins used in China 1600-1935 by Colin James Gullberg (iAsure Group JEAN Publications, June 2014, 187...
You have some nice counter-stamps! Money is speech. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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