I understand the point you're making, but it doesn't "have" to be that way. And not all are. Here's a picture taken from the US Mint website of...
The vast majority of bidders in all auction house auctions are coin dealers - always have been and always will be. And that's why as an individual...
I looked at it pretty closely, sure looks like 2 different dies to me.
I'm inclined to agree that it's a fake of some kind.
Ehhhh - maybe. But I doubt it. They made a deliberate choice to use the lasers to produce what I call the polka-dot frost. The only thing they'd...
I didn't overlook it, that's the point I was trying to make. The metal is going to flow no matter what. And if there isn't enough metal there to...
I've posted it so many times it's kind of become automatic for me to think that everybody already knows what I'm referring to. And yeah, I plead...
Near recovery ??? The market (values) for world coins never even slowed down in 2008, or after. And values in the US coin market are the lowest...
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I've been involved with coin forums for as long as there have been coin forums. And they serve as a pretty dang good indicator of what's going on...
Personally, I'm not a fan of laser frosting. I find it to be just another example of new not equating to better or even being a good thing. And...
You ! Did ToughCOINS Mike post this link ???
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