F-12 for me as well.
Hmmm ... I'm not seeing in your coin anything that looks similar to the examples in the link you provided. Maybe @Insider will drop by and explain...
Wow, that's a beautiful coin. Almost looks like it could be a proof. Is it?
Essequibo & Demerary (the future British Guiana) 1/2 Stiver, 1813 PCGS AU-50 [ATTACH]
Very nice! I understand the purpose of the Euro, but from a collector’s point of view it’s a shame that most of those countries no longer produce...
Bingo! @Rushmore, there's your answer. There are plenty of fish in the eBay sea. Just say good riddance to unpleasant sellers. Oh, and be sure to...
Always nice to see some hard-working blue collar coins. Thanks for posting.
This is my one-and-only from Newfoundland. ICCS EF-40. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yeah, fonts are an easy tell. Many slab counterfeiters don't match the original font. And even when they do, as in this case, they don't get the...
What's even worse is that it takes no specialized expertise or skill to see that the bar codes are different (as @Mr. Numismatist noted) and...
I have no expertise with this coin, but just comparing the label to the one pictured on NGC's site, they're obviously different. Seems like an...
New Guinea shilling, PCGS MS-65 ... [ATTACH] New Brunswick, NGC XF-40 ... [ATTACH]
Acetone is an organic solvent, and is effective at removing organic gunk that sometimes accumulates in the devices of older circulated coins, as...
Mostly British Empire and mainland Europe.
Yes! This right here.
Yeah, I could easily see that as a 64. But at least it now has a grade closer to what you believe it should be, so that's a win.
Here's mine for comparison. The slight wear on the side of Ed's beard and the hair above his ear earned this one a MS-55 from NGC. I'm not seeing...
Note to self: Figure out how to get on Rob's "nice" list next year. :D
I've never purchased anything from the U.S. Mint or even visited their website. I had no clue they produce medals. :wideyed:
I stand corrected. I've never seen those. I'm not much of a Mint guy, so I probably should have done some research before posting that.
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