Greaser here, too.
No, the plated ones were issued by places like HSN and people fell for it, paying huge premiums.
Need better pics. Your background is yellow as well. Welcome to Coin Talk!
What you're describing is not a doubled die. Here's a good reference to understand how a doubled die occurs:...
"Hey, check it out..... Judas is picking up the tab..... wonder where he got the money."
Browse the older threads here using the keyword error and you'll get a lot of info. Varieties are a bit different, you should have a guide to...
Enviromental damage. I metal detect and come across a variety of "finishes" on coins. Surprisingly, (or maybe not) I see them listed on ebay as...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_Rodney
If you have a scanner, that'll work as well.
That's what treashunt was saying....:yes:
http://www.cointalk.com/t114269/
Rule #1- never clean a coin! Rule #2- if a coin is "dirty" see rule #1
Another fine example, Jason!
Someone posts one every so often. http://www.cointalk.com/t120111/ http://www.cointalk.com/t49591/ If you're convinced it's the real deal,...
Doubtful. A reproduction is just that and might as well be a button unless it's silver then you would get melt.
Get it professionally graded and certified and sell it on a site like Heritage or Stack's or one of the European auctions.
OMG! You're rich!!! Fantastic!!! You'll be on the cover of all the coin magazines!!! Lucky You!!! Is that what you wanted to hear? Sorry.... but...
That's a beautiful coin! Sorry, I can't help with grade but here's site that has a couple of different grades that you can compare your's to:...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia
Depends on your budget. Some of the notes can get very expensive even in low grades. Research some of the currency sites, auction sites (Heritage,...
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