Looks like a lamination.
Odd that it has finned rims on both obv and rev on the same side of the coin, and then with that it has strangely weak denticals at the lower left...
Not possible, the war nickel composition wasn't even contemplated in 1941 and wasn't pust in use until I believe Sept of 42. No way it would be...
Eva Adams, Director of the Mint. The coins were sold as part of her estate by Lester Merkin, and they were individual coins of various number,...
But he drinks it hot, as it is supposed to be. :) "Computer, Tea, Earl Grey, Hot."
Nope, I see two thick DEPRESSIONS running across from damage to the coin itself. While no COINS are known struck from cancelled US Mint dies,...
1880, the opening in the top of the "9" is too large.
I think he meant would there be a value difference between a 1964 SMS quarter marked MS68 and a 1964 SMS quarter marked SP68, both slabs...
PSD = Post Strike Damage The mark occurred after the coin was struck.
If he wasn't registered on ebay, how did he place a bid?
I don't know if can insure through the postal service for international shipments. And for Registered mail, the safest way to ship domestically,...
Both are Wide AM
The pitted surface strongly suggest acid soaking.
Looks like PSD.
The only planchets the mint purchases are the cent planchets/ Everything else is blanked at the mint from purchased strip. They could do a...
I believe the stuff in the San Francisco Hoard were from the late 60's early 70's, much too early for a silver eagle planchet.
Whoever abrasively cleaned it made an "error".
Yes but by the time I got that far I knew it was fake. As soon as the first picture started loading the eye struck me as wrong and then I saw the...
I can't believe we have gotten this far into the thread and no one has mentioned that the obv die is from the hub of 1886 with the last feather...
I could tell you that But I'd be lying.
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