This question is asked here several times each week. Search the threads and you will find countless examples. The images were stamped into the...
That's what I was thinking. I doubt there are a large number of them out there because the obverse die probably fell apart fairly quickly.
mani, By "die preparation" they are talking about the process during which the die is made, not when it is used to strike coins. When a die is...
cj, There is a slot token like yours eBay - HERE . Be sure to scroll down and look at the photos of the obverse and reverse.
I agree.
This ad appeared 9 years before the HPA went into effect so producing and selling fake coins was not illegal (then).
I assume those would be the "made-to-order" dimes.
I agree - he is lower than low. I would think there are a few federal laws he broke somewhere along the line. Using a telephone in the commision a...
I collect coins with PMD like the ones shown below: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It is guys like this that give coin dealers a bad name. White Bear Lake man suspected of gold coin trade scam Collectors lost $500K, warrant...
In photo 1 there are hot spots on the surface of the coin that wash out all details (especially on the sun, fields, ground beneath Liberty, flag,...
Not the same but I ran across this cutout Walker a few weeks ago on eBay. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
What you have is a slot token that was used in slot machines between WWI and WWII. I recognized your token as one that was shown in an article...
I guess old is relative. I first remember seeing something like this when I was in 4th grade - in 1964.
It's a pretty bad fake. I wonder if it is a game piece.
That is a potentially dangerous combination. My advice would be to learn all you can about the notes you plan to deal in before you actually start...
randy, Can you select your aperture and/or shutter speed? If so try stopping the aperture down (or decreasing the shutter speed). The smaller...
It's your coin. I haven't seen it. Zinc cents replaced 95% copper cents 29 years ago so I assumed the unstruck planchet you found in circulation...
Nothing. They are worth 50 cents. They were gold-plated to sell (at inflated prices) to people who don't know any better.
An unstruck planchet (zinc cent) is worth about a buck.
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