It almost certainly isn't cast. Casting fakes pretty much went the way of the Dodo over a decade ago. Almost every fake I've seen for a LONG...
Well within tolerance range for a copper nickel clad quarter.
I'll second what Doug just said.
Most of the coins listed on Etsy are either counterfeits, or if real worth a TINY fraction of what they are asking for them.
Not really, maybe a few dollars as a novelty. Grease filled dies are very common and so do not normally command a significant premium, but the...
So YOU"RE the one to blame! :)
State quarter from Philadelphia would still have a mintmark. Is it possibly a New Hampshire quarter? On that issue the mintmark tended to get...
Wide AM.
I would call it an "exposed void between clad layers"
But if you slip while you are rolling, opps you just wiped. I'd rather swish it around in a quantity of acetone. Nothing but flowing liquid, no...
The Wampum impresses me as well, I don't have any either.
And the "variety" also has several sub-listings in Cherry Pickers.
Because they were trying to get a 64+ or 65.
Ahh Doug also remembers how the old folders were made. They did eventually stop using that method of construction and began applying the glue to...
Yes if it has had an extended soaking in acid, or if it was struck on a planchet that split before strike or if it was struck on a planchet...
No, not that I have ever seen.
Loved that movie. Interesting factoid, the project scoop discussed in the book and movie actually existed. Another interesting thing is the book...
I've never had a lot of success with acetone removing haze on Ikes, I use a diluted ez-est. I know dip is a no-no, but it has worked for me in...
I can agree with that, but to me (and maybe it is just me) toluene STINKS. I find the odor rather unpleasant. I can get used to it, but I'd...
Struck through a planchet or late stage capped die, not sure which and it also shows a partial collar strike. Probably a tilted partial collar...
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