When you get down to it a SG test is fairly simple. You weigh the coin twice - once dry (normal) and once wet (suspended in water). Then you do a...
No. No Proof coins were minted 1965-1967. Weigh your coin (to the nearest 0.01 gram). If it weighs +/-5.67 grams it is a normal clad quarter....
The coin is genuine. The toning is artificial.
You are correct. My answer was too confining as I was speaking in terms of Morgan Dollars. As you pointed out the correct answer should have been...
Obviously that answer was incorrect. S$1 means Silver Dollar. You will see this used in years where Gold Dollars were also minted. For years...
If you buy raw $2-1/2 or $5 Indian Gold you cannot afford not to learn.
$2-1/2 and $5 Indian Gold.
It is highly unlikely your coin is 90% silver because the Mint did not produce any 90% silver half dollar planchets after they stopped minting...
No. You should weigh the coin. A clad KHD weighs 11.34 g whereas a 90% half weighs 12.50 g.
val, We have all made bad coin purchases. Hopefully this won't sour you on collecting coins and you will use this purchase as a learning experience.
Someone brought one to our coin club meeting Tuesday night. Wheat cent on one side and a clad Roosie on the other side.
Adjustment marks are not considered damage because the marks were placed on the planchet before the coin was struck. Some collectors like...
Certainly.
Sorry to hear you were taken. Knowledge is power; this is especially true in collecting coins. Before you buy anything else you should research...
I have a metal detector and I have found several coins but it has been a while since I have been out swinging. Maybe when the weather warms up...
Something is not adding up here. Something is wrong with your math somewhere. You say you bought 20 oz at $25/oz but the amount of money you...
That is not a Confederate note. It is a Southern States note printed before the Civil War. The Confederacy was not formed until February 1861.
Add me to the list of possible fake. The 'N' in ONE on the reverse is too bold to be a genuine Business Strike 1877 IHC. Please post better,...
I hope he is doing OK after that ordeal. He is lucky - one can get zinc poisoning from swallowing a zinc cent (especially a child). Do you plan...
It is a cast fake. Of what? I have no idea.
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