clearly, SQG, you have learned to buy the coin and not the holder. :)
I think that it's been well-established that anything minted post 1970 has been aggressively fought for by the government, but yes, it appears to...
I think that is a great question and one that we, as collectors can learn heaps from. That's kind of why I have pursued this thread and continue...
Actually, that won't produce a coin like the one in question. It would produce a coin with one side somewhat clear and the other side smashed. In...
well, not to put too fine a point on this but... if it was made clandestinely (not an approved Mint product) at the Mint, it's illegal. if it is...
I can see now how the obverse dies can be used together to make a coin if you REALLY wanted to... but this coin doesn't appear to have been...
PF 68 DC
Yup. I know. It doesn't make sense to me either, but people pay $20 for Morgans in our shop and $21 for SAEs Oh, and most of our "cull" Silver...
In the shop where I work we pay (and charge) more for dollars than other junk 90% because of their weight.
If the coin was struck hard enough (even on the felt) to create a design on the coin, it will show a mark from the felt on the opposite side.
Done and done
Impossible??? Maybe not... several US coins have been certified as genuine with both heads/heads and tails/tails combinations....
Me?, Doug? or TOUGHCOINS Mike?
How would it "details"? The coin is not altered nor cleaned. Why would it get details?
You echo my thoughts exactly, Dave
Recently, I was surprised to learn that PCGS has certified a two-headed 5 cent coin....
as I was corrected in another thread. Genuine two-headed and two tailed US coins DO exist. (they have been certified by PCGS)...
given the parameters, I guess I would rather have 1000 $20 coins. The probability of each of them going up in value $1 is likely better than the...
MS-65+ (or PL)
I think you're right. The coin is most likely struck from a grease filled die.
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