That is not correct. A "slider" is a very high AU coin that at first glance appears to be uncirculated. From PCGS's glossary of numismatic terms:
Most likely they are clash marks from the dies coming together without a planchet between them.
If your balance was higher than the required minimum balance you should not have been charged the fees.
Each to his own.
Silvertowne (if I remember correctly) melted untold numbers of First Spouse coins a couple of years ago.
It depends. A picture is worth a thousand words. Use the macro feature on your camera, steady the camera (use a copy stand or a tripod if...
If you ever watch Jay Walking on Jay Leno you can appreciate how true that statement is. I don't know what they teach in school anymore but it is...
Value is dependent on condition and values can rise dramatically from one grade to the next in Mint State grades. Plus toning can significantly...
Car-jacking and armed robbery are no joke. I think the sentence was appropriate. Maybe 13 years in prison (we all know there is no chance he will...
You will have to post better photos to get any kind of accurate identification. At first the double-headed eagle looked like a lobster to me.
Could be.
So what you are saying is that the general public is too stupid to understand the troy system of measurement so, rather than educate them, we...
You didn't show the reverse and you didn't mention whether it has a mintmark but IF it is a 1904-S the coin has some added value.
I was not blaming the victim. More than likely it was common knowledge around the small town of Coin that the woman's husband owned a valuable...
Coin man sentenced for stealing Iowa woman's coins COIN, Iowa — A man from the small city of Coin in southwestern Iowa has been sentenced to...
TWICE as much silver as TWO 90% halves?? I don't think so. 90% Silver Dollars = 0.77344 oz silver 90% Silver Halves = 0.36169 oz silver A...
So they couldn't offer any insight as to what kind of error it is (assuming it IS an error)?
Careful how you toss around terms. 'LIBERTY' cannot be a "double(D) die". 'LIBERTY' can be doubled on the coin but it is the die itself and the...
Derek, What are the indicators that led you to declare the coin a doubleD die? Which die do you think is doubleD - obverse or reverse? Or do you...
What do you mean "BIG DATE"? Can you point to areas where you see doubling? All I see is a normal cent. I don't see any doubling at all, not...
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