Isaiah This coin would get about the same grade from SGS as your "genuine" racketeer nickel!
He opened himself up to the criticism when he askeg "what do you think?" in the OP. I personally think that the intent of this post was to "stir...
what speed do you think he sets the buffer on?
Actually this is not a China piece. The first clue is that it actually says "FAXIMILE" under the eagle's wings on the reverse. These have been...
ditto
All 86 would be wide AM. The wide AM's to look for are '98 - '00
Jazzcoins my comments were aimed at the comments suggesting that he spend money to have it slabbed. I hesitate to use the term "doubling"...
It is not a repunched mint mark or any other kind of variety. It is a split in the plating. Over time the zinc that is visible there will start...
Repunched dies stop at 1990 when the mint mark was added to the master hub instead of being punched manually Richard
If you have small date zincs in there as well make sure to search for the elusive (2 known) 1982 DDR. If the E Pluribus Unun matches my avatar...
Elaine we are talking bullion that WAS released by the US mint. and was subsequently involved in the WTC collapse. Davidh People don't...
I actually trace back to charlemagne but I haven't seen a coin with his image on it. Anyone know of one?
Here's a few to start Direct ancestors Edward I (Plantagenet) Henry I Henry II HenryIII Cousins John Adams John Quincy Adams And...
There are 9 repunched mintmarks and 2 double dies listed for the 82 coppers. They don't command a large premium but can be worth $5-$15 each...
For US coins John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and soon to be Calvin Coolidge. All are cousins of mine Richard
I was discussing this with a friend recently. He works for a Coin dealer that deals in LARGE volumes of bullion. Before 9/11 he would drive into...
Remember that in the 1800's the machines produced at a MUCH slower rate than modern machines. This allowed time for inspection of more coins. In...
it may have been...in 1945!
they make enough money fleecing the newbies and the uneducated that they don't care what you or I think.... Until we start educating people!
they obviously are looking for people that don't know "$h*t from Shawn Oyler" But the again most people these days don't know what Shinola is....
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