Yup, that is definitely machine doubling. For the purposes of education: what are the key diagnostics you notice on this coin which make you say...
The dealer is going to be your fastest way to sell, usually. But, he has overhead costs and must make a profit. The end collector is going to...
They fall into a grey area somewhere in-between. They were made at the mint, but they weren't supposed to be made. Some collectors accept them,...
There is no "likely" about that fake. And condition is not the indicator - the obviously pimpled surfaces from casting are.
Yes, it looks like it was polished. Those surfaces do not appear natural. You can often get this look with a mild paste of baking soda, rubbed...
Did you win it?
Yes, of course I was. But I was raised to know that cheating people, and being dishonest, is wrong. It never would have occurred to me to cheat...
I've never seen one like that, but this was my first thought as well (assuming it isn't PMD). It is not unheard of to have gas bubbles or...
I didn't realize anyone considered those errors? Those are intentionally made by the mint, and is their process for destroying coins. The...
Posted something, decided better. Disregard. Sorry if I offended. Nowhere in the OP is any of the stuff about his father mentioned. I'm not an...
PM sent on the NGC side :)
I'll always call a spade a spade, with the hope that I can help some passers-by.
There are many, many, many varieties rarer than the Big One. There are tens of thousands of 55 DDO's in the wild - it isn't valuable because it is...
I'll agree that it is VF, and unfortunately cleaned. That will lower the value, of course. Without buying the book, check out this website for...
Well, taking advantage of them isn't really the best way to educate them. And its not the best way to make friends, either. Sorry, I really...
You say one thing, I say another. We'll never agree, and we'll never convince the other.
Without some help, this sort of thing is impossible. That puts this "error" squarely in the realm of "intentionally manufactured so-called...
If the coin really is all that Lehigh says it is... that should be a very easy task.
I'm not sure that coin is authentic. In numismatics, one of the time-honored adages we repeat is "buy the coin, not the story." So, completely...
The term lowball refers to a Poor-1 or Fair-2 coin. In order to be gradeable, there must be a readable date (or a unique, single-date type). On...
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