The error types partial collar, Mis-aligned dies, off-center, broadstruck, etc are all rather well defined. I would refer you to CONECA,...
PMD = post mint damage & not considered a mint error. It is an interesting coin. For 1-cent, it is a keeper.
I suspect that a copper-coated zinc cent was caught in a rotating machine (like a clothes dryer). It rolled around repeatedly & was abrasively...
Please inspect this again for my peace of mind I am posting just to bump-up this thread. Please inspect the OP's photo or perhaps the OP can...
That is a cool photo. It puts my photo of the 10 mm Panama pill coin in perspective.
Hello KTCMOJO, #1 Welcome to the CoinTalk forum. :welcome: #2 Please start a new thread and post photos depicting a couple of your raw...
Thanks to Davey Dempsey & everyone for posting all the photos. The type set depicted in this thread is pretty nice. :D When I first saw...
Here is a photo depicting one of those "other things" on a Franklin half dollar.
I believe that JRS also did the 1926 50 cent and $2.50 USA Sesquicentennial coins. You can see them in this thread:...
If you are going to sell your collection, you really (really) must get a gray sheet. All you need is the sample pack that they offer....
+2 I have a question for RaceBannon > Did you calculate the total Gray Sheet value of these coins? I'd be interested to know how that total...
The "news" story is on AOL's home page today & I hope some CTers will enjoy it.
How are these coins free? I would check some of the free coins depicted for proper "silver" alloy, weight, & dimension.
Apparently, NGC no longer charges the CrossOver fee if a coin does not meet their requirements for the grade. Read about it here:...
Man making counterfeit "coins" was busted This guy was making counterfeit "coins" & was busted. I hope this AOL link works OK....
Perhaps everyone is not looking at the same two small photos that I see. I see damage (or struck through) on the obverse that directly...
Sorry but I do not have a quick answer/solution for you. I don't think you can become an expert (broker) by reviewing books or the Internet....
I would not recommend this. I would recommend sitting down with a few experienced coin dealers/graders and discuss all the coins slabbed by ANACS...
I can't be certain of that based upon the small photos. IMO it could be struck through something or it could be the result of a squeeze....
I've got this 1933 three pence Maundy coin. It is not nearly as nice as the coin Yarm posted.
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