The "No FG" was due to over-polished dies. Some coins, like the OP, will exhibit a weak FG. For it to be considered a "No FG", it has to be gone.
As a former stamp dealer, I could not agree more. It's like killing the goose that laid the golden egg.
I'd like to see the return of a GOOD rendition of Miss Liberty.
The moral of the story is don't buy an expensive coin unless it is slabbed. "Reputable" dealer or not. Everybody makes mistakes.
that looks like a true doubled die, nice find!
His point is that nickel is a very hard metal and not easy to melt compared to other PMs. It's not easy to work with from what I understand....
I live in Northeast Ohio. I used to see Canadian coins, especially cents, fairly often. But I haven't seen any Canadian coins of any kind in...
It's not worthless if it's a rare date like a 1914-D or the 1916 DDO or the 1918/17 overdate.
I watched one last night where they were selling a 1 pound bag of pre-1965 circulated Jefferson nickels. They showed a graphic (I don't remember...
Looks like it was put in a vise.
There are no 1938-S Buffalo nickels. They were only minted in Denver that year. There is a 1938-D over S variety, though.
There are more 1964 JFKs out there than you might think. People hoarded them. That's why there are so many in Mint State condition.
@Daulton The 1875 20-cent piece has a "Clear S" and a "Filled S" variety. Yours is the latter. It's also known as "S over horizontal S". The...
We used to get in to the Saturday matinees at the local theater for a silver dime when we were young kids in the early 60s...those days are long gone.
Then I guess they weren't that knowledgeable, were they? There is absolutely no excuse for that kind of incompetence from not only the TPG, but...
IMHO the 1922 Peace is maybe a VF-30 to XF-40 and the 1889 Morgan an XF-40 to AU-50. Both are common. Maybe $40 for the Morgan and about $30 to...
San Francisco mints some proofs that are silver and some that are not. Look at the edge. If you don't see copper, then it's silver. There are...
I was thinking "out of collar error" as well.
The Chinese fake the slabs too. Not only that, the fake advertisers will post a photo of a legit coin but that won't be the one you get.
The Chinese have been faking slabs, too. Caveat emptor.
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