Of course none were ever struck at the Manila branch mint.
It looks good to me. And I would say it is worth significantly more than melt.
The NGC boxes tend to be the preferred boxes because they will hold most everyone's slabs, the PCGS won't hold NGC's well. The problem is that...
Sometimes a details coin can be changed into a problem free coin simply by resubmitting it.
Back when I started collecting and was a "YN" (the term didn't exist then) the young kids couldn't afford a Morgan Dollar in MS then either. They...
Believe it or not most people ARE honest. Sure you will get the occasional person who will that the refund and keep the coin, but the vast...
Not to mention it would have to bea variety that no one has ever seen before. There are no known 1981 no mintmark proof varieties.
First two are laminations, the third one is a severely worn die.
From 1989 to 1991 they did not have barcodes, from 1991 to April 2000 they were 17 character.
Because it contains nearly an oz of copper. This was back when a coin was expected to have close to its face value in metal content. At that...
They are also sold by the mint in bags and rolls for a premium. They haven't made the satin finish coins since 2010 so I don't know what they...
A true "fountain coke" would be purchased at a soda fountain. The syrup would be put in a cup, some pressurized carbonated water added and it was...
It has a 19 character bar code. They started that in April of 2000. In August of 2005 they changed the font on the labels, most noticeable on...
It is a S-157. The missing R could be a grease fill, or it could be a repair. it almost looks like a hole was expertly repaired there, but I...
Slabbed between April 2000 and August of 2005. Most likely while owned by Amos Press. Not during the supposedly "conservatively graded" period.
Sure but since the whizzing probably covers the whole surface of the coin you will have to wear it down enough to hide those traces in the...
It doesn't appear to be a cameo or anything truly special, so having it graded at PCGS with fees and Shipping and insurance both ways you will...
It's a C-4 (Die state VII. Latest state listed in Breen, I don't have Manley), but is it C-4a (small edge letters) or 4b (large edge letters)?
At 74K for a MS-62 it would HAVE to be a 1795. You couldn't begin to touch a MS-62 1794 for that price.
I would say the odds are almost certain that it is a fake. Features aren't formed right and the lettering style does not appear right.
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