Somebody ruined a very nice coin.
I don't understand that statement. Are you saying you think it is an 1855 or 1865 Flying Eagle Cent? (FECs were struck 1856-1858 so both of those...
The coin is too distorted in your photos to tell much but if you can get a good look at the '5' you should be able to tell whether the coin is an...
Sounds more like ignorance to me - they simply don't know the coins are 90% silver, not 99.9% silver. Ignorance can be cured through education....
I agree 100%. To those of you in the peanut gallery taking cheap potshots I would recommend that you wait until you we know more than we do now.
This comes as news to me. I live just a few miles from ANA Headquarters and I know a good many ANA staff. I would be very interested to learn what...
Oh, I don't know, guys. This could be another Holy Grail here. It may look like road kill to you (and anyone else who knows anything about coins)...
One of my favorites is: "I have this coin. Can anybody identify it for me? I am not going to give you a diameter or the metal composition of the...
Very cool. I have not had the opportunity to tour the New Orleans Mint. The last time I was in New Orleans (3 years ago) the building was being...
Might want to check those dates. Wheat Reverse 1909-1958 Memorial Reverse 1959-2008 The Lincoln Cent gets a new reverse design every 50 years....
Ok.
It depends.
Did someone mention my name??
Definitely a blank hatchet. [ATTACH]
The important thing to gather from this is: Marks in the prime focal areas are much worse than the same marks elsewhere. Your eye may be...
That sounds like a distinct possibility but we will never know without a photo.
Machine doubling. See the doubling on the mintmark? That should tell you it is not a doubleD die. The mintmark was punched into the dies by hand...
Folks, we are witnessing history here. Mirza has found the Holy Grail - again!!! This is a story you can tell your grandkids. "I was there back...
The reflection test works better on a raw coin. When you try the test on a coin in a slab the light has to pass through the plastic twice and that...
Another factor here is that in 1878 coin collectors primarily collected coins by date only. It was not until about 1893 that collectors started...
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