Fake. The dentiles (“teeth around the rim) are uneven, and the design elements are off.
Mostly size for most collectors. Merchants weighted these coins. If it was underweight, you didn’t get face value. There was no mark of value on...
Oops! I misled you. That is a 1795 half Eagle, not an eagle.
Yes, that's how they try to hook you these days. You might let your guard down because the piece is circulated or has a problem. As long as the...
This is not my most valuable coin, but it's one of my favorites. At one time I hoped to get an example of every U.S. coin disign, even if I could...
I see no reason to give your coin a "details grade." My "EF-40" could get "a details grade" because of the stain on the reverse. They could call...
Sorry, I'll refrain from upstaging them, if you think that's what I'm doing. I thought people wanted to learn how to grade this series, which is...
I suppose it's a Fine-12. It's got four letters of the "LIBERTY" which is a diagnostic. I imagine that the TPG graded it VF-20, but there is a lot...
The only broken coin I would buy would be a Matilda penny. Matilda was the disputed British would-be queen, whom the nobles would not accept as...
It also helps to see genuine examples of the coins. Learning those is your best defense because the counterfeiters are adding more "junk" to the...
The coin has a lot of hair detail, but the surfaces look like a Fine to me. I voted F-15. I imagine that this coin is in a VF-20 or 25 holder.
The circular scratch in back of Washington’s head takes it out of the MS-65 level unless the grader ignores it and on the luster.
That "1916-D Mercury Dime" is an obvious fake to those who are familiar with the artwork on the real thing @Ike Skywalker, but to less experienced...
The 1851-C gold dollar is one of the most common of all Charlotte gold coins. Over half of the Type I gold dollars that the Charlotte Mint issued...
You had better know if the 1916-D Mercury Dime you are buying raw is genuine. According to the Grey Sheet, the coin is worth $685 in Good. How...
Yes, those are very nice pieces. :shame:
As a collector, I would never buy a 1916-D Mercury Dime raw. There are too many fakes. As I dealer I used to buy key date coins raw because as...
It is a heavily polished or whizzed Mercury Dime. It's not a Proof. I don't have a 1938 Proof dime, but here is a 1936 Proof dime which has a...
I don’t see anything that would make me doubt it’s authenticity. The only thing I do see is the mark on Ms. Liberty’s cheek which could prevent it...
Hi Peter, I was looking in the "Wanted" section and was getting ready to respond to someone with some advice, when I noticed that I “have...
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