Maybe the coins belonged to someone named America. (My great-grandmother's middle name was America.)
What if it rotated counterclockwise 90 degrees. Would it still be a 270 degree rotation even though it only rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise?
So what are they? Flowing Hair and Draped Bust Dollar? If there is wear that would make them circulated.
A coin does not have to be slabbed to be any grade. The grade of a coin is the grade it is. A grade on a slab is an opinion of that coin's grade....
Anthony, Don't you have some homework you should be working on?
Noost, I'm not an error expert and I'm trying to understand the logic of rotated dies. Is there a directional component to the rotation?...
Let's suppose the "reeding" was created during blanking. Wouldn't the "reeding" have been crushed when the blank went through the upset mill? And...
Doing an appraisal can be fun. So how does that 270 degree rotation differ from a 90 degree rotation?
Reeds on dollar The question is HOW? Reeding on modern coins is made by the collar die during striking. To my knowledge it has been about...
Very nice. I like those fish scales.
I have no doubt your coin is genuine. The COA is a Certificate of Authenticity and merely states the coin is authentic (i.e., genuine)....
THAT is why we repeatedly say, "DON'T CLEAN YOUR COINS!"
I live an hour from Denver and I travel to Georgia regularly. I normally have change in my pocket when I leave Colorado and have been known to...
Don't make yourself a stranger, Rick. Good luck with whatever you plan to do. We'll miss having you around.
The '03 is definitely polished. The '97 maybe. (GMTA, Mag.) The '98 appears to be well worn. Cool, old coins though.
The "headband" is actually a coronet (a type of crown).
The Ike Dollars are probably all I would keep.
A 1992 what? Cent? Nickel? Dime? Quarter? Half? Photos would help.
There are several of each. ANA offers a 5-day class on counterfeit detection at Summer Seminar every year. This year a friend and I am...
$25 below melt may still be more than a dealer would offer (PF-70 DC or not).
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