I'm partial to the Dolley Madison as well. (I think a consensus is building.)
Could be a plating bubble, could be a die dent.
Doug speaks TRUTH!
It's a good deal for NGC, they get paid for a non-binding verbal opinion. If the person buys and doesn't submit NGC gets the money, if they do...
That was ebay's warning in the early years as well. Language was a little different, but the same meaning.
This is NOT a definitive test! The half dollars have too wide a weight tolerance range to make weight a conclusive test. A copper nickel clad...
Start by reading post #2 in this thread. Pay special attention to the second and last sentences. Then weigh your cent.
Environmental damage. There are no "markings" around the letting, just mottled staining.
MAD has nothing to do with doubling, so it would be "aka worthless doubling".
The 32 D and S pieces are definitely fakes, reeding is wrong, and the S mintmark is very wrong. The D mintmark looks off as well but better than...
Yes that was the one I meant, don't know why I said Tidy Bowl. And The Works like I said used to be 19% HCl (I still have a bottle of the old...
It was quite some time back, but no I don't believe they showed pictures. I have to agree, if I had received something like that posting images...
The "spoot" variety is not that rare, but it is very popular, and the demad makes it cost more than its rarity would normally justify. There are...
I don't have a smart phone so I really don't understand "app".
The first step is to get a GOOD understanding of the minting process. Once you have a thorough understanding of how coins are made, it becomes...
The 1942 experimental aluminum cent was struck on a double thickness planchet. They were trying to see if they could get the weight up higher...
It doesn't. Since they can't deliver good title they would have to return the money if it was returned as a counterfeit. And if they were...
They say they don't, but people have reported getting sets from the mint with notes in them from previous owners explaining what was wrong with...
MS-65 used to be the "definition" of Gem. Last I knew (which has been awhile) common P & D MS rolls were worth about $11.50 a roll.
And the TPG's are putting on the label which set they came from So the ASE label collectors will need both, the common US set label and the much...
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