That particular piece may not be reported to PCGS but the fake has been known for what a year and a half or so. The obv was copied from a known...
That's because it IS a mint error. Not because of its weight, but because it is 40% silver and not the copper Nickel clad it is supposed to be.
I haven't seen Highfill's second edition of his dollar book, but the first edition (1992), while it had some good stuff in it (mostly in chapters...
I do not believe any services used obv/rev grading for slabbed coins, but several services that used photocertificates did, including ACG. ACG...
I'm partial to the Dolley Madison as well. (I think a consensus is building.)
Could be a plating bubble, could be a die dent.
Doug speaks TRUTH!
It's a good deal for NGC, they get paid for a non-binding verbal opinion. If the person buys and doesn't submit NGC gets the money, if they do...
That was ebay's warning in the early years as well. Language was a little different, but the same meaning.
This is NOT a definitive test! The half dollars have too wide a weight tolerance range to make weight a conclusive test. A copper nickel clad...
Start by reading post #2 in this thread. Pay special attention to the second and last sentences. Then weigh your cent.
Environmental damage. There are no "markings" around the letting, just mottled staining.
MAD has nothing to do with doubling, so it would be "aka worthless doubling".
The 32 D and S pieces are definitely fakes, reeding is wrong, and the S mintmark is very wrong. The D mintmark looks off as well but better than...
Yes that was the one I meant, don't know why I said Tidy Bowl. And The Works like I said used to be 19% HCl (I still have a bottle of the old...
It was quite some time back, but no I don't believe they showed pictures. I have to agree, if I had received something like that posting images...
The "spoot" variety is not that rare, but it is very popular, and the demad makes it cost more than its rarity would normally justify. There are...
I don't have a smart phone so I really don't understand "app".
The first step is to get a GOOD understanding of the minting process. Once you have a thorough understanding of how coins are made, it becomes...
The 1942 experimental aluminum cent was struck on a double thickness planchet. They were trying to see if they could get the weight up higher...
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