That is a good example of a cull.
I vote for the Bankers Bag of Steel "Pennies". I started a thread on this item several months ago. http://www.cointalk.com/t112705/
DDR = doubled die reverse. (Similarly, DDO = doubled die obverse.) You will often hear the term "double die" but the correct term is "doubled...
Rubbing a coin can (and most often does) cause hairline scratches on the surface of the coin. Sometimes the hairlines are visible with the naked...
I dropped out a while back when gold shot up to more than I was willing to pay. I may pick up the ones I missed when gold drops back down to...
You have the right to return the coin for a refund or exchange but you must understand that the Mint does not guarantee that you will receive a...
You asked the same questions about the same coin in another thread, right? Multiple threads lead to confusion. What you are seeing is strike...
Strike doubling.
Slight off-center strike. Worth a buck or two.
The clad layer is not "plating". The copper on zinc cents is plated but clad coins have distinct clad layers sandwiched around a copper core.
Could be a missing clad layer but there's no way we could say without a good photo.
If they told us how they do what they do we would not need them and they would go out of business.
Please elaborate.
Copper spots are common on 90% gold coins because the coins are 10% copper.
The coin was probably heated causing a small gas bubble to expand.
Seated Liberty Dimes were often made into Love Tokens. Can you post a photo of the reverse?
I got the call but I couldn't go because I was out of town at the time. A buddy went and said the destruction was amazing.
I wonder if the guy that paid $7,590,000 the the lone currently legal example of a 1933 Double Eagle still feels good about his purchase. If the...
I forgot to add the ;) emoticon at the end of my post.
I do disaster inspections for FEMA. I was in New Orleans two days after Katrina and the only motel room I could find was in Houma. The first...
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