Aren't you too young to be smoking? :too-cool-for: I'm guessing there would be differences under magnification. The contact mark should be more...
This is often caused when die chips/wear creates extra gaps. When the coin is struck the metal from the planchet expands into them to create...
I agree with you Chris. There are other things often marketed as numismatic items that may not necessarily be. Like cowrie shells and this:...
Yes I have seen a couple. The difference is whether the details from that half of the die strike the coin or not. For a strike through, the...
I can kind of make out the S. In addition to what Hobo and rascal said, it may very well be an attempt at doctoring the coin.
Actually I should clarify. In the case of a capped die the next coins are not struck through, but are struck by the coin stuck in the die. In a...
Well, going by what I know of error coin in general I would have been doubtful. Personally I don't know much about the prez dollar series and the...
I know, but I'm confused as to if it's a perfect 0 or if it's slightly mis-shaped. I guess it doesn't make a difference for a dropped filling,...
it's totally the way to go if you're looking for a quick flip. The person that wins it will be the one to break it up and maximize profit. But,...
Yea, I'll go for that. =) The funny thing here is how fickle die clashes can be. Half of a circle clashes, it'll most likely show in relief. A...
You are COMPETELY wrong about that. A capped die and a coin struck by a capped die coin are two different things. A coin struck through a capped...
Looks like mostly mechanical doubling, as most of it looks like flat shelving. The "In God We Trust" looks like rounded extra material, possibly...
Scratchin' my head on this one. :scratch:
The hammer price would agree with you completely. 2008 was the high of the Russian coin market. A coin with truly only 3 examples known would have...
If it's 80% or 90% silver then it would be an old numismatic forgery, rather than a contemporary counterfeit. It wouldn't make sense for a...
Probably like 100x rarer. The 2008 Stacks auction listing I posted mentions there's only 3 copper plate roubles known at the time. There are...
Technically yes. But only if you choose to claim it. If you fall under the $20k and 200 transaction limit, then you have a choice. Over that you...
Already have. =)
That is actually a very nice group of contemporary counterfeits. Check PM. =)
It may well be a case of official dies falling into the wrong hands. This is known to have happened at a couple of the Mexican mints in the...
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