They were not struck in a collar, the edge inscription was applied to the planchet before striking by rolling it between two edge dies each of...
But these are struck in a plain collar. The edge lettering is applied after striking. And as rascal said these happen from coins getting pressed...
They are backwards.
It would probably be called a variety.
Not when you are dealing with specialists that know what they are looking at.
That's impressive, which one are you missing? Strawberry leaf? Starred reverse? Reeded edge? 96 stemless?
"Legal Tender" is a slippery concept In 19th century it was taken to mean that it HAD to be accepted, but that concept began slipping in the...
Ther are also struck fakes that are good enough they have fooled the TPG's and been slabbed as genuine. Ebay used to have a very good reporting...
Looks like glue.
That isn't a monument, it is Monticello, Jefferson's home.
Yes but they don't match the die polishing lines on the certified one that Blisskr posted.
Isn't that what most guarantees say?
1885 CC is a tougher date, but since most of them tht you see came from the GSA hoard from the 1970's, MS 1885-CC dollars are much more common...
Might try SEGS, they are about the best when it comes to varieties, errors etc.
Was able to stand about 6 minutes of it.
Can't see a clash from those images. All I'm seeing is a strikethough of a thin film of oil/grease on the reverse. (Can't see anything on the obv.)
Not since 1986 for W and 1983 for S. I have no idea why the decided to start adding the P mintmark to the coins in 1980 but I can think of a few...
Very good Facevalue, instantly tells you it's fake. I have to admit I didn't look at the feathers either, but the date tolded me it was fake. It...
Not quite true, proofs after 2000 also have W mintmarks.
I believe it was 125,000, the quarter was 100,000 and the half dollar 70,000.
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