I believe the stuff in the San Francisco Hoard were from the late 60's early 70's, much too early for a silver eagle planchet.
Whoever abrasively cleaned it made an "error".
Yes but by the time I got that far I knew it was fake. As soon as the first picture started loading the eye struck me as wrong and then I saw the...
I can't believe we have gotten this far into the thread and no one has mentioned that the obv die is from the hub of 1886 with the last feather...
I could tell you that But I'd be lying.
Looks "normal", rim just isn't struck up. insufficient pressure and/or the press running fast enough that the metal just doesn't have enough time...
But the coinage act of 1965 was signed in July 1965 so the 1964 D peace dollars were struck BEFORE the coinage act of 1965 forbade silver dollar...
See the raised pimples all over it, common result of removing the copper plating, dull/dark gray surfaces with raised pimples.
I think you may be into the Fugio a little heavy. The detail is nice but the damage is pretty distracting. i think you are in the Nova at a very...
Depending on what is IN the tumber the constant impacts could result in the lettering being flattened down and spread. Thing about it, when you...
But the obv COULD have been switched out for another obv die while the first was being polished/reground to remove the clashmarks (that would give...
How much less? Accurate figures please. A subjective guess such as "if feels like it weighs less" is not good enough. You would not believe the...
Don't know if this will work or not, if it does notice the top edge of the shield is missing and bottom bar of the E above it is thin from the die...
That is a fake slab, with a fake label and most likely a fake coin. As johnmilton said PCGS has never seen that thing in hand. The counterfeiter...
Real ones will have a denomination D, Dol, Dollar. The fractions does not count as a denomination. Interesting, the MS 64 pieces they show are...
Another old timer :) , my first modem was a 110 baud as well.
The albums may be archival quality, but if you store the album under improper conditions the coins may still tone simply because the album is not...
And THAT is the difference between AT and NT, intent. If you put the coin in a storage situation with the INTENT that it will tone, hopefully with...
All grading is subjective and a matter of opinion, so what is "correct"? And if what you mean is "how does it compare to what PCGS would call...
There was actually a booth at the exhibition that would do them for you right there. You would drop off the two coins (it took two, one for each...
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