I agree. If it's a bead of solder and re-plated, you will see no descernible edge where the solder meets the surface of the coin.
No verification needed for these particular sets... all are plated with bright zinc. As previously stated, they are sold as novelty items only,...
Maybe so, but they're still untouchable. However, the U.S. based "importer" is subject to jurisdiction, but unless the quantities are large, or...
I think AJ is referring to the fact that our laws don't mean much to the Chinese... or any other counterfeiter in fact. The manufacturing of U.S....
Don't bother with all that... just get yourself some "nic-a-date" and "bingo"... there's the date!...
Better get a LOT of help... only 8% chance of this bill being enacted. I doubt the wording will allow passage.
I believe 1836 and prior all had lettered edges; around 1,200 '36 half's were minted with a reeded edge and different reverse, as were the '37...
Here's how I would make a similar coin: First, take a Kennedy half and place it in a milling machine. Program the machine to remove all material...
I believe there's medication for this..
Yep... it may have been "spooned". Sometimes it's hard to tell.
Well, if the '31-D was a '31-S, it would be worth a little more...
Yep... commercial dryers do strange things to coins. We can add the OP's to the collection: [IMG]
Never been there. Too far north for me, lol.
Like I said, silver is trending down, and has been for awhile. Wait a few more weeks and you may be able to buy them for $20.00.
Not a great deal, but OK (especially compared to eBay, where these are selling for around $35 in AU)... still, about $4.40 over melt value.
Well, there's at least three others according to this site: http://www.thecoinlook.com/clubs.htm
Please... this thread is two years old. Don't you think if the OP's coins were genuine the numismatic community would have heard about it?
For what it's worth, here's an older thread containing most of the diagnostic information required to determine if a '09-S-VDB is genuine....
The grammar reminds me of some of the old auctions that Chinese sellers were using to sell their "replica" coins (when that type of auction was...
This site was mentioned in another thread... seems somewhat interesting: http://www.usacoinbook.com/
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