Education is the key here. If you don't know what to look for you stand a greater chance of being taken by these thieves.
If you aren't doing your job I have to do it for you. ;)
What is it you call the Dark Side? Is it World Coins or is it Slabbed Coins?
Unfortunately, politics will most likely keep us from putting Liberty back on our circulating coins. Virginia will fight mightily to keep...
Cool. Is that one of the Overton varieties? Here is an 1835 Bust Quarter I have that has 3 obverse die cracks. One crack goes from rim to rim...
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Toad, You really enjoy muddying the water don't you? :D I don't know exactly where to draw that line. My opinion is when something on a coin...
I agree. Buy the books. Read. Learn. This applies to any area of numismatics but even more so with Bust Halves due to the varieties. It sounds...
That's an altered coin in my book. It is a genuine 1913 Quarter that has been altered through the addition of a mintmark. It is still a genuine...
A Proof coin is struck multiple times (usually 2 or 3 depending on the denomination) to bring up full details - not for identification. Not...
You are correct. That is an altered coin. The 1944-D is altered to make it appear it is a 1914-D.
As soon as the hammer die goes up and the coin is ejected from the coining chamber it is a coin. The other processes are primarily QC, counting,...
Then you would have an impaired Proof. Unless the coin is heavily circulated there should still be some mirror in protected areas (e.g., inside...
Interesting. So how did the coin name a city?
I think you did just fine. You have a nice obsolete coin with lots of detail. Sure, it's been cleaned but it has plenty of detail for you to study...
No problem. By the way, welcome to CoinTalk. This is a great place to learn about coins or to share what you know with others. Where are you...
Boy, you have a LOT to learn!! :mouth: There are slabbed coins on eBay but the only ones that eBay allows to be listed in the heading or...
I said: When I said "they did not stamp it" I meant the Mint did not stamp the coin as Light and release it.
Proof coins will have a mirror finish in the fields and sharper details than a Business Strike. Look for more detail in things like hair, squared...
Have your heard of eBay?
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