Can you post a photo please?? Also the weight?? Speedy
There are many many ways to fake such a coin....they can fake the whole thing or maybe just change the date or mintmark.... Speedy
On the ones I look at the wear seems to come to the....eagles weings right up near the top....right at the neck...you can see the worn spot there...
Roosies aren't collected much....you can do a high grade set for pretty cheap.... I don't know what will happen down the road but it would make a...
Well to help you out we need a photo of THE coin..... There isn't any way to help without that as $1 gold pieces are faked LOTS... Speedy
The first one looks funny....almost like a cast copy....the surface looks funny.....can you get a weight on it?? The 2en one looks like it...
I've thought about it and do sell some.....but where a dealer has to sell and not collect...that kills it for me....I know there are a few dealers...
Here is what I think of when I think of a capped die strike.... http://coins.heritagegalleries.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=395&Lot_No=28324...
Think of the nice CC Morgan dollar you could get with that :D Or some good old coin books for reading!!! One thing I'm saving up for soon is...
If I remember right...isn't 1919 SL Quarters weekly struck??...I think its VF...but a NICE VF!!! Speedy
If that is wear on George's head....AU58....if it isn't....MS63 Speedy
The hair above LIBERTY and at the top of the eagle make me think VF20 also.... Speedy
Duh....I was thinking about another grease filled coin here in the same forum....it was older.... Did you email JD?? If not...do and ask if he...
What????...for a coin from that age and taking away that much detail I would say it adds a nice piece of value....I would say that something that...
I think it points more to being found in the ground...acid (most of the ones I've seen) make the coin look fuzzy....your right about making it...
IMO....no....if it was a S mintmark (that is what you are saying right??) it would show more IMO.... Speedy
?? what points to that?? Speedy
I think for the most they look for: Odd color coins...or coins that should be a brown (like IHC) that is RED...they look for hairlines... dull...
Do you want me to move this to the error forum?? Speedy
Are you sure that is an error...the Nickels don't have a clad layer that would show through like that....I would almost go with a stained...
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