Well if it IS gilt over copper there is a chance the gold may not show much of a color difference.
It's surprising but although I have been in the hobby for a LONG time, and I have seen a lot of stuff, I don't believe I have ever seen an...
But trying to tell which of those tiny tick marks are from circulation and which are from contact with other coins in the bags from the mint or...
You might check out "smith counterfeits".
Good question, unfortunately no good answer.
Just understand that once the residue is removed you may still have a color difference where the sticker was.
So all the MS coins in slabs were submitted to the TPG's by the Mint? (Including all those 19th century Morgans.) After all if they were...
"Direct submission privileges" means you can send them in yourself without having to go through an Authorized Dealer. It doesn't mean you can...
For what? Offering to buy the sets in the aftermarket. What do you want a law that says no one may ever buy a set sold by the Mint for more than...
There is no mention in the Krause SCWC about a date variety for this issue.
Almost certainly. What you expect them to tell the TRUTH!? Back in 2003 they denied having ever made multi-coin holders. Then we showed them...
Let the future collect their colorized bit of metal. Just means less competition for those of us who collect the older material.
No it doesn't but there may have been a thin film of something over the cobalt blue toning which is now gone and that may be resulting in a...
due to weight tolerance the two cent piece could weigh as low as 5.96 grams, add the heavy wear on the coin and 5.7 is probably not out of line.
Yeah the Mint Cabinet, was sent off to the Smithsonian and became the National Numismatic Collection about a hundred years ago or so. I got lucky...
Grease filled die, with some strike doubling. The curved top of the T is from a slight striking weakness.
Exposures seem inconsistent and the white balance looks to be off.
Don't you just love descriptive labels. 1795 "three leaves". Could be one of two different rev dies and four different varieties (B-5, 6, 7, and...
What "cabinet"?
What do you expect them to do? Get a team together and invade the Chinese mainland? Grab one of the guys making the fakes and drag him back to...
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