What about the “hole” between “UNITED” and “STATES”? Is that really the source coin?
Here is fixed up picture of it, which shows more of its sins. [ATTACH] Here is a genuine example in EF-45 from PCGS Coin Facts. [ATTACH]
I received my set today. It is quite nice. I like to keep them going since I have the run back to 1936. I gave up on the clad sets starting with...
I received my Morgan and Peace Proof dollars very quickly. I am pleased with both. Are they PR-70s? I don’t know, but that’s not why I bought...
I confirmed that this 1836 Henry Clay medalet is the plate piece from DeWitt's book that was published in 1959. The pictures in that book are...
Back in the 1960s and ‘70s, the No Stars Half Dime was a bit of an orphan. “The Red Book” listed it in nice grades, like VF and EF, for way more...
I would say MS-65, Brown.
Unlike many collectors, I like small coins. For most collectors, "bigger is better." That's why most all silver dollars, but most especially the...
Net grade to VF - 20 because if rim damage.
I'd say he's one step away from learning he's been had, but that just my opinion. As a dealer, you learn where you have a market for some coins...
Maybe the guy who paid $4,700 got a bargain. :woot:
Your coin could be better than the one that's in the holder, but it's not in the holder, it doesn't count. Another question is, they are...
The pattern I have seen is that you will have a "top pop" that will sell for a zillion dollars, relative to what it's really worth. That will...
It's all about being #1 on the NGC modern coin registry. I was bitten by the bug for a little while. I could never see the logic in the ultra...
There are some genuine foreign coins which are magnetic. I have not run into any of them for a while, since it's not my area of interest.
It looks artificially toned to me, but it may have been accidentally exposed to something like bleach, which the coin doctors have been known to...
Believe it or not, the mint did look for a way to issue the 1943 steel cent as a Proof. The project was scrapped when it became clear that the...
Here's my Galba. [ATTACH] Denarius of Galba, Obverse, IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG P M, “Emperor Servius Galba, Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus”...
Sorry, but I can't fathom the color of the reverse. It's unlike any other steel cent I have seen. It's a odd grey that "does not compute." Here...
I believe that it has been cleaned so don't expect a straight grade. As for sharpness, I would say AU. I will pass this warning along. There was...
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