While that will happen from time to time, David, it is seemingly very uncommon. The number of coins which have been mistreated vastly outweigh...
Haha, those prices are for very high grade coins. The average circulated collection is worth a very small fraction of those prices.
While I can appreciate your analogy, that is extremely far from what actually happens: When the die strikes the coin, it happens very quickly at...
As I've said many times, a white coin in a TPG holder is considered "market acceptable." That doesn't mean it isn't dipped or cleaned, it just...
Sorry.... Even quarters up to 90% off center are fairly common.
Disregard, as you were posting at the same time as me.
Well, that is very interesting, @non_cents . I admit, I am completely unfamiliar with machine doubling on incuse elements - but those links are...
While that may possibly be true, I've certainly never seen one. And I've seen thousands of coins. Any white capped bust coin I've seen has been...
Not sure why it's tricky.... except for the photographs. The Pedigree *SHOULD* have absolutely NO impact on the grade. I don't care if its...
Where did the Sassanians source their metal? If found in nature, its common enough to find a silver-gold alloy known as electrum. Heck, the first...
Well, the definite consensus seems to be that the top piece is the favourite. Thanks for the comments, and the education. I like them both, but I...
Damn, Cuke, you win this thread.
It is hard to see your coin with your pics... could you crop the pic of the reverse to just show the coin? All that extra space is wasted.......
Yes, that exhibits definite doubling. Check yours against the CONECA master list here:...
I wouldn't count on it appreciating much, but it is cool. It is a genuine off-center strike. Unfortunately, these are relatively common (and often...
It is often really difficult to tell incuse from raised in pictures, especially since our minds are trained to interpret coin devices as raised....
BTW.... "nickel" is spelled like such.
I don't find it terribly surprising that a 42 exhibits that much wear. It circulated for at least 22 years before silver was removed. It's not...
This is actually known as the "Barber" design. It's named after Charles Barber, the engraver who made the design. Yours is well worn, but...
Yup. It's really cool holding a piece of history in your hands, and realizing that your grandpa might have used this very coin to buy a meal on...
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