Human nature is to assume your coin is the rarest and most valuable coin. I have heard of people who are in disbelief that the word 'COPY' stamped...
Depending on condition anywhere from $50 to $625 (per the CPG).
That would be a bad deal if he offered you TWO of the coins.
That would mean his father got the coin after the Hobby Protection Act of 1973 went into effect (if his story can be believed, which it cannot).
Yeah, but some people value quantity over quality when it comes to posting. When you are a new member and you want to quickly get your post total...
Looks like a scratch to me.
John, you should love your Counterfeit Detection course. I have taken the course twice - once with your instructors and once with Brian Silliman....
If you see cartwheel it is not a Proof. And that coin is not a Proof. What I see is some orangepeel on a Business Strike coin.
I thought as much. In case you have not noticed - - - you are over 1,000 posts now.
LOL? Taylor, no offense but are you posting just to post?
1891-S is a fairly common coin. Value depends on grade and without a photo or a description of its condition we must assume it is a low-grade coin...
Taylor is in a +1 mood for most posts today.
Whenever you see doubling on both sides your first thought should be machine doubling. It is extremely rare for a coin to have been struck with a...
We all have to learn sometime. Just remember that a cud includes the rim. 'Cud' is one of the most misused terms in coin collecting. Collectors...
gmta!
Not sure what you mean by DDM but I think what you have there is simply machine doubling on the mintmark. Mintmarks were not punched into the...
Your note is a 'remainder' which means the note was printed but never issued. Your note was not signed nor was the serial number written on the...
Nope. A cud includes the rim. Think of it this way - the side off the die breaks off and then strikes a coin. The portion of the coin where the...
Glad to hear it. You will enjoy the hobby much better by knowing what you are buying rather than snapping up everything that catches your eye.
What a wonderful writeup, Charmy. That hailstorm was something, huh? It came right before the ANA Hall of Fame ceremony. That was the most rain we...
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