I think the most surprising part is the suddenness of it. No plan of succession, no prepping the hobby for it.... No, it's just "he was replaced...
My first thought was heavily whizzed. A whizzed coin often gets that stippled appearance in the fields.
You are way too low.... try more like 65+
I'll give you a second guess.
I went to my very first coin show, and I was so proud that I had gotten this $30 coin for $15.... I didn't realize until later that it had a big...
I'll tell you what I tell my students: Be more specific. Explain what you mean? And explain how that can be encapsulated in a grading scheme?
I'm not surprised. We've disagreed about Jefferson grades with similar problems before. I disagree with the TPGs on the matter as well.
No idea, but it doesn't look "very old" to me. It looks like a gaming token, or a temple token of some sort. If someone knows what the symbols...
Where did the "authentic cancelled dies" come from? That's the real story. If you don't know, look it up... it's well documented.
The amount of gold on these plated coins is negligible. You can probably get a dollar or two premium on Ebay, but I'd say not worth it.
No, those are fingerprints. This one is struck through cloth: [ATTACH]
Well, that's exactly what they had in the 1970's, and we progressed past that. So the odds of going back to that are zero.
Holy geez, if my progeny told me that I would instantly respond that "No, they won't!" If someone isn't interested in collecting, and just says...
I'm certain that Ron Guth, as a previous president of PCGS, is fully aware of this. He even talks about it in his article!
So, I really like the idea of a 100 point scale. It makes far more sense than some 70 point scale that was based the value of some cents 75 years...
There aren't too many numismatists today more famous than Ron Guth. He's pretty near the top. No, I don't think he's doing it for fame.
These would be the best counterfeits, of course. But a "die struck counterfeit" just means it was made by a strike from a die. It doesn't mean...
I tried getting my sister involved when she was in middle school. She went to several shows with me throughout high school, and seemed to enjoy it...
Read the article linked above, it explains everything.
That was a really interesting article, thanks for sharing!
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