A seller can make any claim in his marketing that he wants - doesn't make it valid. I would run away from this fast but then I'm not a collector...
Even if genuine, it's not a coin you want and the seller's "attic find" label is a warning. If genuine, it will probably get two doses of details...
66. Very nice coin.
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
I just picked up this 1832 and it looks like an LM-4 to me. Obv. 3 and Rev. R. Attributed from Logan-McCloskey. I'm just a bit uncertain with...
No question the reverse strike is mushy but I still see rub in several areas as shown in reverse blow-ups below. Not real obvious but I think...
I am assuming that your Amazon search resulted in USB-type cameras. Do a search on "USB Microscopes" or "USB cameras" in the "Coin Chat" forum....
I'm going with AU-58. There are distinct rubs on the cheek, hair locks, mainsail and main topgallant sail. Toning is OK but I'm seeing muted...
Oh, and you should line up so the rest of us can supply extra kicks. I mean, one of the primary motivations for collecting CB coinage is the...
Dick responded with this comment. "I believe that the reverse damage is the result of a strike-through. A planchet lamination is also a...
Thanks for everybody's thoughts. I have sent images of the coin to Dick Osburn to see if he has an opinion on lamination/strike-through. If he...
I had thought about the possibility of a strike-through but I don't know enough about them to make a determination. Much more likely, I thought,...
I believe the story of the coin dump is absolutely true. According to my sources, immediately after the war, the US started retrieving the coins...
I think I need to make a claim as Harold was my ancestor!
Great coin and an interesting variety.
So my buddy dropped this silver one peso coin on me and it looks to me like it might be one of the "war pesos" that was dumped into Manila Bay off...
Well, how about I post some photos? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have a friend who is a collector of everything, two barns full of stuff that he has amassed over 60 years. Knowing my interest in coins he...
H'mm, I'll go AG-03 with the proviso that the TPGs actually called it G-04. OK, I'll get off the fence and go with AG-03. But I love that it's...
I think it's a good idea to set a goal and standards for a set before you begin collecting it, particularly if one of your goals is to "complete"...
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