Yeah. There is nothing in the minting process that would produce the damage your coin has. Something hit the coin and sheared off the Indian's...
Sorry but your coin is damaged. It is not a Mint error.
I am not a tax expert but I do not think that is correct. It is not the duty of a coin dealer (for example) to determine how much profit you are...
That's another great carving. Thanks for sharing.
Tyler, Adam is correct. Gilligan is not talking about sales tax. He is talking about Capital Gains Tax. What he is concerned about is getting a...
An off-center coin occurs when the dies come together but the planchet is not centered between the dies. Both the obverse and reverse of the coin...
You appear to be experiencing something called pareidolia. pareidolia - the tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the...
Or misaligned.
By that definition the SMS (Special Mint Set) coins of 1965-1967 would be Proof coins (which they are not). By that definition coins for yearly...
Sorry to have been so blunt but we have had a bunch of people here lately who ask for our opinions and then refuse to accept our opinions and...
Sorry but your coin is neither an original Confederate Cent nor a Bashlow restrike. There are numerous differences between the genuine articles...
The Mint started selling Proof coins to the general public in 1858. Here is my example from 1859. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Don't waste your money. It looks like a normal clad quarter that had an acid bath.
I don't have an onion but I do have a stalk of celery. My opinion, like everyone else, is your coin has PMD.
Why does that not amaze you? It certainly amazes me.
Then it is not a mintmark, just a mark on the coin (i.e., PMD).
You did not answer my question. Let me ask you again. Is the 'D' mintmark raised (like the date and letters on the coin) or is it incuse?
Coins that were formerly jewelry generally lose much or all their numismatic value unless they do not display any signs that they are former...
Is the 'D' raised (like the date and letters on the coin) or is it incuse? If it is incuse it could be that another coin with a 'D' mintmark was...
Your photos do not enlarge for some reason so I cannot see much detail. But it appears that something hit the rim of the coin causing damage that...
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