Good grief! This thread is over 6 years old!! Was there any good reason to dredge this one up?
Below are some close-ups of the reverse, starting with the mintmark. I see what appears to be a small die crack across the arrow feathers and...
Note how the coin has a circulated look because the high portions of the devices appear worn. But this coin has great cartwheel luster and does...
Note the raised blobs in the field in front of Liberty's forehead and what appears to be evidence of a rusted die above Liberty, especially around...
No $&!@, Sherlock. Did you believe that I think this coin is genuine?
Below is a close-up photo of the date and lower portion of Liberty's neck. Note the numerous tool marks around the date. The '9' appears to be...
At a coin show yesterday I picked up a few counterfeit coins to add to my collection including this VERY nice and VERY deceiving 1894-S Morgan...
OK. I have photos of the above coins and will post them in other threads. I will have a separate thread for each counterfeit coin so they can be...
I suppose so. Hadn't thought of that. I'm no error expert. Maybe Mike Diamond will offer us his expert opinion.
It's a great-looking coin. Is it genuine?
I got my copy Friday. (Bought mine at the ANA Bookstore.) I have only flipped through it so far but it looks like it has a LOT of great...
It's not a cud. A cud is a die break along the rim. And it's not a dropped letter because a dropped letter would be incuse, not raised....
I plan to do that soon. Just got home from Denver and I have not had time to take pics.
Well, of the Small Eagle silver Draped Bust coins only the Half Dollar had its denomination indicated on the reverse. The Half Dollar had "1/2" at...
Just something different for a while.
I went to the Aurora (Colorado) coin show today. (Aurora is part of Metro-Denver.) I arrived at the show around 11:30 AM and left around 4:30 PM...
There is no substitute for experience.
Nice rip, Delta. There is a rumor that Bill Fivaz is updating The Cherrypicker's Guide. Not sure if it is Vol. I (that includes nickels) or not...
Congrats on your purchase. Hope you will be happy with it.
My favorite Bill would have to be Mr. Bill. Oh, no!!!! [IMG]
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