To some people every coin is an error. Off center. Rotated reverse. Why not call it a cud while we're at it? These are all words with no meanings...
A racketeer nickel that has gold plating over heavily worn areas cannot be original racketeer nickels. Think about it, the ruse worked for only a...
I would steer clear of that coin, and others that have been harshly cleaned.
You could be right but what I want to know is 1) How have the silver dollars not been taken by coin collectors and others who know they are worth...
Not much. Maybe a couple of bucks. Without seeing the reverse I can see the coin is heavily worn (perhaps G-4) and harshly cleaned. Being harshly...
That's right. But I won't be in town during Thanksgiving. Check out the Bass Collection - a complete collection (by date and mintmark) of US...
You won't find that here - or anywhere in the US. You're a few decades too late. Colorado legalized low-stakes gambling less than 20 years ago...
Speaking of the Civil War (aka War Between The States), if you come to Colorado you should drop by the ANA museum. The current exhibit is "A House...
Looks like a modern fake Greek coin to me. I think the owl on the reverse represented Athens.
Where do you see die clashes? I see several die cracks but I don't see any clashes.
Specimen. Similar to a Proof in strike. The US Mint produced Specimens during their first couple of decades (and maybe even later).
This is why our representatives should read the bills before they vote on (or sign) them. We should not have to pass the bill so we can find out...
I agree - it's a pattern. Nice find.
In general, coins are not a good investment. It can be very difficult to make money from coins, especially if you don't know what you are doing....
Mintmarks were hand-punched into the working dies, not the individual coins. (That would be a monumental task - hand-punching mintmarks into...
Counterfeit.
The dropped letter could have come from any letter that had gotten clogged with grease (e.g., the 'D' in 'GOD'. It could not have come from a 'D'...
Could be a dropped mintmark. If that's the case that would be a VERY cool find. Let's hope Mike Diamond will pop in and give his expert opinion....
That would explain it.
Not much. The very slight 5 degree (not percent) rotation is not enough to make it rare or valuable. Very common.
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