No, but you need some experience to know what is damage and what are errors. In the case of your 2000 above you have a case of misaligned dies....
Would have to be a counter collar clash. First a collar clash far enough off to impress the dentils into the edge of the collar, and then a...
Capped die strike and also appears to be a partial collar as well. It has two reverse because the obverse die is "capped" by a previously struck...
Also the Mint doesn't plate planchets or coins.
At PCGS $65 Mint Error tier + $10 handling fee + $22 return postage = $97 + whatever it costs you in postage to send it to them say $12 (for...
You aren't going to get a grease filled edge die because the letters on the edge die are raised not incuse. I think if you took it out you would...
How many have they graded in 69? That might tell you something.
Probably not worth getting slabbed, but it is a much better than average piece and should be protected, a generic slab shell such as a Coin World...
But from a completely different die/mold.
Yes, unless they say "oh it's a mechanical error and the label should have said 1917". And from what I see in the OP image, it's a 17.
As mentioned pure nickel is highly magnetic. When alloyed with other metals it will retain some magnetic attraction until the other metal reaches...
As far as I know the US government has never said they wanted or planned to do away with the cent. Individuals may have said something like that,...
For graders yes, that is a specialized skill position. The other positions they list, probably not so much. They may be competitive, but...
The only rare one is the red MV. The red MM is scarce but not real valuable. The blue ones that start with W are a little tougher to find but do...
All I can tell you is after September 2008. ANACS started using that style slab in September 2007 but with a blue label, the company was sold in...
Dima is correct on most everything, the one they didn't explain (CDN CPG (Type): $1,810) is the price listing for the TYPE, not the specific date...
To answer your question, yes it is possible to put a coin in an auction without having it graded. BUT, it depends on the coin and the auction...
Nope,the coin is fine, the packaging is in error. Packaging errors usually command just a very small premium, like a dollar or two just as a...
As far as I know the only edge error on the proof President dollars can be found on the 2007 Jefferson. On one press the edge dies were put in...
Coin is real, images are not good, actual grade impossible to determine, if I was buying from those image I would not pay any more than AU money...
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