That is strange... I have a few counterfeits that look like that after the silver plating wears off. I really like toned coins, but this one is...
In Charles Larson's book "Numismatic Forgery", the author relates an extensive interview he had with Mark Hoffman; though Hoffman never claimed to...
Wish I had seen this yesterday! Anyway, took the gift card that Santa gave me down to the local coin shop and picked up this SLQ (all mine are low...
I think almost all companies try to please their customers (after all, the customer is the reason they're in business). I've caught myself doing...
Here's one of the J-man's '72 seated dollars. More proportionally correct I think.
These don't look like the J-man's coins. His are a little more convincing, and are getting better all the time.
One negative feedback for this seller reads: "Anyone besides me notice his bogus slabs ALL have identical FAKE "bar codes"!!?!"; and guess what?...
Ruben - your posts always put a smile on my face! :smile
I guess the grading standards are less strict than I thought (I've been out of collecting a long time).... I was thinking somewhere around a VG-8....
And John seems to have what so many others are lacking..... integrity.
The nice thing about collecting back in the early 1950's was the variety of coins you could pull from circulation. I was able to complete (well,...
A picture would be needed to confirm post mint damage. Most likely that is what you are looking at, but I'm not too familiar with error coins....
I'm not a big fan of slabbed coins, but that was a nice post. I believe DGS is definitely heading in the right direction. Thanks John!
The few Liberty Cap quarters I have are worn almost smooth (affordable)... they get a little pricy when they look this good.. very nice!
I love the mercs (we don't have to be formal and say "winged liberty" do we?) except when they are really worn, like the 1919 I pulled out of...
I'm surprised eBay doesn't move this coin to the "adults only" section...
I think the good far out weigh the bad... it's just that you hear about much more about the bad. I registered on eBay in 1998; in that time frame...
Looks like the copper layer is showing through on the reverse photos...
Well, here it is. I still don't believe it!
Here's the reverse:
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