That's a great way of putting it. =) I wouldn't exactly throw my price guides away, they are still useful for reference info aside from listed...
A revaluation of currency does not inherently increase it's value. All it does it lower the number of digits. (i.e. 1 new dinar = 1,168 old dinars...
Please do! =) The issue with that thread is that it started out being coin related, but someone resurrected it as a discussion that had nothing...
Doubt it. There is like 1-2 mm of empty space between these features on the dies. The strike would have to completely destroy the higher fields...
So long as the discussions stay on topic (i.e. about coins, exonumia, etc) they go down just fine. When someone goes off on a silly tangent you...
Are you sure it can't be an off metal strike, or struck on foreign planchet? As you mentioned, their strict laws make it not worth the risk. I'm...
And I have a diploma in Common Sense. You know who really believes in this stuff? Children.
IMO, it doesn't make any difference on the more rare stuff. The people who would be bidding towards the top already know all that info. With lower...
A steel die being warped? Isn't the metal too thick and brittle for that? Even if it did become convex the deeper parts wouldn't be turned inside...
Not to beat a dead horse here, but how the heck are you going to get a die clash on the deepest parts of the die?
You may be surprised on just how easy it is. All a buyer has to do is file a claim and say it's fake or damaged. eBay doesn't put in much effort...
Before you guys go off on the whole imagination/placebo thing, consider that there is something in the pics. I've blown it up, added contrast and...
Yea, and if the mistake was accidental, there would have been a whole bunch of them struck. And once it was noticed and the coins destroyed, the...
The US mint makes coins, and it's illegal to melt them down. Coins are currency.
Thanks. I'm relatively new to actually studying errors and the process behind them, but I do read a lot. =) You seem to have many interesting...
The internet is kind of like the equalizer between the generations. =)
Didn't I just see this in another thread? =)
Buildup of material around the finer features is a good sign of cleaning by rubbing or whizzing in any case. Often this buildup is easier to see...
I realize there are different opinions on what is and is not possible. But I must ask: Are you freakin' kidding me?!? Sounds like you chomped on...
The last time aliens probed my butt, they left me a $20 gold piece in there, so I don't mind them too much. =)
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