Many sample slabs are common, some are quite rare. I have heard rumors of a Sample Regency slab. I would think if it does ever surface it could...
The better picture in post 16 has me stongly leaning toward a void in the planchet at the time of striking. It doesn't look like a hit and smooth...
I haven't studied 1977 cents, I would need to see an example of a normal 77 cent next to it. Since all the dies come from the same master hub,...
Another possiblity is a flaw in the planchet prestrike that wasn't wiped out fully. From the pictures I just can't tell what it is for sure.
I would have thought the price was even lower by then as the mint in the late 1860's and early 1870s was seriously considering making the half...
NGC uses the term Edge-View for their slabs and they do show the edge much better than the PCGS version (I'm not sure what they call theirs, the...
The problem is that the key to identifying a non-plated cent is original surfaces and undisturbed luster. Once a piece enters circulatio the...
It's a Chinese 1 cash coin of the Emperor Kao Tsung 1736 - 1795 Reign title Chien Lung struck by the Peking Board of Revenue or Hupu mint. Looks...
Don't knock it, sample slabs can be very collectible, and in some cases expensive.
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And if I can record what the rfid chip from a genuine slab emits and then program the chip I put in my fake slab to emit the same thing, you are...
OK in that picture it looks like a proof, Coppernickel clad proof.
There are several different types of hub doubling. Rotational hub doubling as is seen on the 1955 and 1972 DDO cents is the type that most people...
There are a few collectors of three cent pieces around. I have a full set of the business strike trimes and the only nickel three cent I still...
Considering both the third and fourth editions are out of print and often cost nearly that much when you can find a copy, I don't see it as being...
Weight isn't likely to help you. The cent has a tolerance range of +/- .1 grams, and the plating only weighs .05 grams. So whether the plating...
Actually the value at the time was more on par with that of silver.
Ot the PL fields sometimes seen on the 40% uncs. The rims don't look good enough to be a proof.
I would think a 40% silver Ike would be worth significantly more than $2. I mean it has what, around $9 worth of silver in it? (I'm assuming it...
But when the older pieces were conterstamped, THEY were moderns and by definition "junk". I thought the second edition of Brunk was already out...
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