Are you saying that you are keeping track of coins that CoinTalk members report owning here? If so I would suggest that you are crossing the line...
Just as I suspected.
To learn to grade coins you absolutely must look at genuine coins - LOTS of genuine coins. But first you have to learn what to look for. Education...
Six of one. Half dozen of another. 1 / 1.15 = 0.869 so multiplying by 0.87 is about the same as dividing by 1.15.
Look for a seam just inside the rim on one side or a seam along the edge. The seam will show how two reverses were fitted together.
I doubt a dealer would offer more than a few cents for it.
How could anyone prove "when they stopped doing it"? As soon as you show someone was the last one to do the experiment someone else will do it....
IGWT first appeared on Half Dollars in 1866 so that would be the correct reverse for an 1862 SLD.
The main difference is in the clad layers. The clad Ikes have clad layers that are 75% copper and 25% nickel and core of copper (just like a clad...
Most likely the coin was struck by a later-state capped die (muted obverse details plus obverse finning) but there is no way to tell from your...
VERY impressive indeed.
Yeah, we need a photo of the reverse. The reverse is where the mintmark would be (or would have been if it has been removed).
There is a 99.9997% chance it is a magician's coin but why don't you start your own thread and post some photos there. You will get a lot better...
I was gonna guess a jackalope.
You are thinking of the 1943 Steel Cents.
In which city are they located?
Which brings to mind "Pikes Peak or Bust".
An AU-55 coin should have light wear and lots of luster. I don't see any luster on this coin.
Looks cleaned to me. I see absolutely no luster whatsoever.
Do you have any evidence to support that statement? I have been an ANA member for over 24 years and I don't get junk mail from the named businesses.
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