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Muneer, Low end of the tolerance range is 2.89 grams. Yours is .04 grams below that. If Mint State it is technically out of tolerance and...
Well if you move there you can always tell the story about the coin collector that made it to easy street.
That's what ebay was in the beginning as well. They were "just a venue", caveat emptor, and if you had any problems try and work it out between...
Other than Johnny Unitas I don't recognize a single one of them.
The one in post #24.
They may have graded it a 66+ but I wouldn't pay more than 62 money for it. Just not attractive.
I thought that too, but if you enlarge the image of the whole coin the split serifs aren't there, so I suspect slight movement during the close up...
The last coin you posted is just from badly worn dies.
Sometimes when I click the link I get the coin Kentucky posted and sometimes I get this one. (Same variety S-166) [img]
Yet the mint and the Treasury dept fought against them when the legislation was proposed.
Wizard coin supply sells them. $4.49
That is only the third example I have seen. (I own the other two, mine have the coins as well.) I consider this certificate to be fairly rare -...
Cracks? The S-170 doesn't have cracks on the rev. The link posted in the OP no longer seems to be valid. I've just tried it twice now and both...
A plate coin in a reference book can also be temporary if the image is changed in a later edition.
Not if they wanted slabbed examples. You can't just buy a real nice raw 1977-D and then have it slabbed for those prices. You have to find...
PCGS also slabbed some one oz gold bars from the 9/11 twin towers recovery. Once again rectangular bars on a round hole.
If you have that many it is a good idea to watch for errors. You can find clips, blanks, double and triple images, "saddle strikes" and...
Another feature on the reverse is the LF in HALF. Notice on the genuine coin posted above the distance from the upright of the L to the serif is...
I wonder how often he changes his geographical location, and why? (Cops after him? :) )
Separate names with a comma.
