While counterfeits never did it for me, there are a group of quite passionate people who collect these. And, Mr. Davignon already wrote the book!
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I don't understand how Wexler and Flynn can write the "authoritative" reference on nearly every series. Are they really experts in every series?
He has an account and has posted here a few times, but he does not regularly attend these forums. He has responded to direct questions when I told...
The obverse is suffering from Die Deterioration. It might resemble hub doubling, but it is not a true double die.
The Peace $ might bean at 64, but it is a low end 65. The disturbance in the field in front of her face is highly distracting and might be reason...
1 million pieces? Holy Geez! I assume that many of these are duplicates of the same issue? Surely there aren't a million different wooden nickels?
Yes, it was absolutely dipped. If that first picture is the sellers, then it was dipped before you bought it. That bright, pink look is not...
Definitely a star on that gorgeous large penny!
I think everyone is keying on the brown high points, as well as the duller/darker areas of the fields. Often, when grading copper coins from...
Machine doubling does not cause a shifted, split secondary image such as this. This is clearly hub doubling - and a very extreme example.
Proof would have been made in San Fran and have an S mintmark. This is a Philly coin. He's saying it's proof-like - not proof.
I like the image. I'm concerned how easy it would be to see the errors on the shirt (especially the top and bottom ones).
That was actually well written and informative to a beginner. Good job, CoinWeek.
I think people are getting confused between "C" coins and "coins with problems". A coin can absolutely have the details of an A or B coin (in...
The scratches mean NO bean from me.
This one isn't repunched ;)
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Not entirely sure what you mean by this, but CAC is completely independent of the star. The CAC sticker ignores any Star or Plus designation and...
NGC does the same thing. There's a list of varieties that are significant enough to be designated. The vast majority of DDOs and RPMs and such are...
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