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No. First of all it would weigh less. This is what a missing clad looks like: [ATTACH]
1 centavo Mexico 1945. Still with some original mint luster. Without the hole maybe a little value. [ATTACH]
The shift up or down would have to be extreme to be an error.
Seller did end the auction. Fortunately no bids. While I don't expect EBay to "police" every single listing, in certain categories, they need to...
Maybe EBay will take it down. You don't want to be in a profitable relationship with someone selling counterfeit currency. Ignorance of the law is...
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A fried nickel and the first wheatie of the year. 1940. going to try to clean up the nickel, I am doubtful. If it cleans up, I'll post an after...
The date looked fine to me. The lack of luster is a concern for a coin that is being represented as being in good condition. The flat chocolate...
What does it weigh? It looks so clean as if it was minted Monday. The fields are so flat. It seems unnatural. Where is the luster, considering the...
It was when I was a little kid. So it's like 50 years ago. No Ebay. No cable TV. No VCRs. No cell phones. No CD players. No PCs. No internet. And...
Usually I will bite them very early. But one time I didn't. And when I got to the end there was no tootsie roll center. Either it had slowly...
It doesn't matter. People who are truly involved in the hobby would do the reading. If they are not involved, they are going to forget it as soon...
Many of the early ones 1860's 1870's 1880's. 1877 the key. 1908-S and 1909-S.
I'm not saying not to study coins. But coins are not perfect, and tiny imperfections are normal when you consider the high speed minting process,...
If you need a microscope to see something, even if it really is not usual, it's not a big deal. Although you can get your name listed somewhere,...
Since 1971 the dollar coin has been pointless. Ikes, SBA's, Sacagawea's, President coins. If there is no intention to eliminate the dollar bill,...
1953 British sixpence. For a second I thought it might be silver and then I realized they went to cupro-nickel in 1947. Still worth 50 cents and I...
I'm just surprised as you have posted a handful of high grade raw gold coins bought in Germany. 8.36 grams is the correct weight. So that is a...
The blurry pic looks right. Try for a clear closeup of just the WAM area. Congrats.
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