I was given this seven-sided coin the other day by someone who had recently travelled to Jordan. The coin is a Half Dinar. It is bimetallic with...
I will try to obtain better photos of the crack or die chips at the truncation of the bust. (My lighting was not the best for these photos.)
The other day someone gave me a couple of coins from Jordan. (She had recently travelled there.) The Half Dinar will be shown in another thread....
Thanks. I'm officially old now.
Other than weakness in the obverse denticles I don't see anything obvious that would condemn the coin. You must admit that a key coin like this in...
I would recommend that you: Hang on to your receipt. Submit the coin to a top-tier grading service for authentication.
As you probably know, the 'Weak N' is found on the 1877 Business Strikes but Proof 1877 Cents have a 'Stong N'. Some Proof coins circulated so it...
100% fake.
The Chinese are known to counterfeit this particular coin. I suspect this coin may be an example of their handiwork. (It looks like examples that...
A genuine 1908-S Indian Head Cent in that condition would be quite valuable. You should have the coin authenticated. What is the story on this...
And the lack of a date.
pics?
The one I posted is a modern Hobo that was carved by Joe Paonessa ("The World's Greatest Left-Handed Hobo Nickel Carver"). I will see him at ANA...
That one really hurt. :mad:
Welcome to CoinTalk. What country do you live in?
I really like the Constans. It is incredible condition. When and where was that coin minted?
That's too bad. You may never get another chance. :goofer:
Looks like AT to me.
Tyler, Are you the YN I was reading about in Coin World - the one who won a scholorship to Summer Seminar from PNG? We should get together while...
In 1965 things were pretty crazy at the Mint. The Mint and Congress blamed the current coin shortage on coin collectors and speculators. To meet...
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