All I see is a normal, slightly rusty, wartime cent. If this had been struck on a nickel planchet, it would not be perfectly round, and would not...
The coin has AU detail, but it’s corroded. That pulls down the value to be sure, but I have not dealt with problem coins enough to tell you what...
MS-61 in the holder; AU-58 out of it. It might be the angle of the photo, but I don’t see Proof fields on the coin. If it was struck as a Proof,...
I agree with that, but finding a genuine example is a super long shot.
First of all, the Buffalo nickel would not fit in the Lincoln Cent collar which surrounds the coin when it is struck. Therefore I can’t see how...
It’s hard to find a “brown Ike” 40% silver that has not developed the haze in the original government issue case, @Razz. Congratulations on...
MS-64, Red If the services still to bulk grading for modern coins like this, you could get a higher grade. That would be because I've seen them...
Unless you are going to save them by the dump truck load and hoard them in a huge warehouse, you wouldn’t have a gross margin that will amount to...
Here is an example of a common date that sounds exotic. It is an 1886-S, and it's graded MS-64. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Fake U.S. gold pieces have been in numismatic circulation since I started collecting in 1960 and before. Even if you are an expert, you can fooled...
The coin has some very light wear on the highest points. It may not have even come from circulation. Envelope friction from jamming coins into...
Agreed. When I buy new coins to go into my NGC Registry type set, I buy PR-69 graded pieces. I have one PR-70 to say I have one. It’s a Jefferson...
Ms. Liberty’s hair is too sharp. It has been given enhanced detail from a fair amount of tooling. You see this most often on early large cents.
It's part of the glue that holds the British commonwealth together. Of course, as it is in the U.S., if the younger generation has little regard...
I thought that Lincoln held that record because the billions of Lincoln Cents that are struck every year. Of course, a lot of those coins are not...
Coin designers feel the same way about all of the words they have to include in U.S. coin designs. In God we trust United States of America E....
There has been talk that Charles might pass on being king, but I don't think that is the least bit official. The queen's image will not change...
Yes, PCGS dropped the ball on these fakes. One of the factors that has caused the problems is that they are slabbing problem coins. The...
Here is crown from 1980 that commemorated the Queen Mother, Elizabeth Bowers-Lyon. The reverse has some fun with her last name with the bows and...
One of these fakes cropped up at the Philadelphia EAC convention. One of the collectors set up an exhibit of counterfeit coins in certification...
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