Excellent!
Cool.
That hobo nickel would look great in my collection. (hint, hint)
You might want to think about taking the 'So You Want To Be A Coin Dealer?" course at the ANA Summer Seminar. I took it last year even though I...
It would appear this has greately affected ICG also. Time will tell if Englewood, CO is big enough for two major coin grading services.
1) To fool the untrained so they can sell their replica for a profit. 2) So people (and museums) can have something to display or fill a hole in...
The ANA began ANACS back in the late '70s / early '80s as the American Numismatic Association Certification Service to authenticate coins (i.e.,...
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Rather than a coin it appears to be a medal. Probably some Canadian unification thing. (Quebec is always wanting to split off into their own...
Flame dot line? If you mean the denticles that are missing on the 1946 - the coin was struck slightly off center. It is likely does not add much,...
And the coin is a 3 Stotinka minted in 1951.
Bulgaria. The writing on the reverse translates to "Narodna Republic of Bulgaria" or "People's Republic of Bulgaria".
That does make it interesting but the subject coin appears to be a bit smaller in diameter than the dime. And it is very dark in color. Do we know...
I don't agree. The dies did not fully impress the details into the "planchet" because the raised rims were too high. In your case the rims would...
Could be a slug, but one that has been upset (it has a raised rim). A slug that diameter would not have gotten a raised rim in the same upset...
Lincoln cent on a different planchet. Not sure what planchet that would be. It is smaller than a cent but it is not a dime. Was the Mint making...
How about a pic?
I know. I know. Bust halves are very interesting. If I had unlimited money and unlimited time I would collect everything. But I don't so I focus...
A buyer who is not comfortable with his grading skills (or does not know how to grade coins) will feel more comfortable buying a coin that a TPG...
CBH = Capped Bust Half O-105 = Overton variety designation BCBHDC = probably some Capped Bust Half association (I don't know. I don't collect...
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