Yes, the TPG's "absolutely know" that the coins are not First Strike. Yes, they do. But, I'm sure that small number does not represent a very big...
The TPG's are the designated experts in declaring the condition of coins. If you send in an AU coin and tell them to grade it MS they will say no....
I don't think the US Mint promotes these, but, I may be wrong. It is a gimmick that starts with unaware collectors and unscrupulous dealers. The...
Following is what I got back from Coin World when I question the First Strike and First Release attributes: "We have written a number of stories...
I quit CW a couple of years ago. They are more interested is advertisers than collectors. I challenged them about the ads for "First Strike",...
Look at the one numbered …..145
Look at one of these pennies. There is an initial under each side of the ONE CENT banner.
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Are you talking about the designer initials?
Very nice. I prefer this to the cameo type.
I might if it would stop moving.
looks like a couple of nice die cracks on the Rev.
OK, if you don't mind I will try to get a better photo for you to look at.
Thanks. Further above there is a 1902 IHC. Could it have been created by the same process? The pattern is a little different.
Thanks. Do you know for a fact that yours was a wire wheel? I would like to put mine in my "confirmed examples" files. Not challenging you - I'm...
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eBay started out as more of a swap meet for people who had stuff they didn't need to get to people who needed stuff. Look what it has become. I...
The secret to a long life is to have lots of birthdays. It's a scientific fact that the more birthdays you have, the longer you live.
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