I'm no expert on the 20-Cent series but 45 for this coin does not seem excessive. The toning is attractive (and, I think, original) but I cannot...
Welcome to CoinTalk, MM. That is a VERY nice Twenty Center you have there. Looks to be EF to me with all letters of LIBERTY visible. (LIBERTY is...
The problem with stock photos is that often the photographer will Photoshop out minor defects on a coin in a stock photo because the photo is...
Actually the silver quarter is heavier than the clad quarter (because silver is denser than copper and nickel): silver - 6.25 g clad - 5.67 g
No problem, Joe. (I knew you knew better.)
In general, no. Although some collectors may like the missing letter and pay extra for it.
Chuck nailed it - fake is fake. If this coin was not made by the US Mint it is fake. I know a lot of people submit a coin multiple times hoping...
Those bills would be GREAT in Liars Poker.
I have a very, very rare 1874 $3 Gold with both the obverse and reverse rotated 180 degrees. What are the odds? :D
I agree - grease-filled die. Most likely a die chip.
Joe, Do you mean 30 degree rotation? I'm not sure what a 30% rotation is. 30% of what?
It is not extra detail in the hair. That is detail that was never there. It looks like reeding from another coin or some other type of hit to the...
If the host coin (the coin that is copied) has wear the counterfeit coins produced by those dies will show the same "wear". BUT, if the...
Ruben, it hit me what you were asking. The hotel in Colorado Springs that you are thinking about is the Antlers. Sorry for the thread drift.
Some people collect counterstamped coins but I don't think anyone would be interested in this one (unless his initials happened to be WC).
It is my pic this week. :D
There were very BIG happenings with Lincoln Cents in 1982. The composition changed from bronze to zinc plated with copper. It is possible that...
Sorry, it does not look like FB to me.
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