I would agree with rascal, die deterioration doubling. With split plating doubling the "doubled" image is usually the silver gray color of the...
If it was struck on a quarter planchet I think it would be rather obvious. the quarter planchet is noticeably smaller in diameter, harder, and...
1797 Coventry token from Warwickshire D&H 312. Mintage of 48 [ATTACH][ATTACH] I have pieces with lower survival, but this had the lowest...
While rumored none have ever really been confirmed. I believe Jay Cline says he has seen a 1917 and Walter Breen did write up a certificate of...
Who says he's stupid? Maybe he is LOOKING for stupid, or at least uninformed.
The trial is long over and the counterfeiting charges DID stick.
I'll be there Friday and Sat. Now I need to find my postcard.
This should be a great surprise to the US Mint. They think they are using Manganese brass clad onto a pure copper core.
Brow can also refer to the forehead. The crack on the right seems to reach the bust a little below the JHF or to the upper forehead so use of the...
If it isn't VOC then it is the British East India Company. The 1804 coinage was struck by Matthew Bolton of SoHo. They were struck at two...
One reason for putting the coins into a holder before putting them into the binder page is that most often the binder pages you encounter will be...
Except that other than the gold, neither of the other two have ther original mint color, which was their point. Sure they still have their detail...
No Henning got his planchets from a supplier and they are not quite the same alloy that the Mint used. The mint made their own planchets. They...
This is the S-6 in this weekends Goldberg Pre-Long Beach Sale It is also a Stage V and notice how from the cheek across to the hair is is all at...
The register will round and say $62.60 At least it will if you set it to. If you don't you will have to be explaining to every customer why you...
Is it silver? Henning's fakes including the 1944's were a nickel alloy not silver. And even if the nickels were silver why would the...
When you turn one in and they confiscate it they do probably give you a receipt for it. That and five bucks will buy you a cup of coffee at...
This bar is part of a set made by the Franklin Mint (The first hallmark) for the Bicentennial (second hallmark telling when made). Each bar has a...
A common way of creating dies is by casting them. If there were bubbles on the die face during the casting they would form depressions in the die...
Excellent commentary Tom. Keep that up and some day you might even get me converted to accepting slabs and beans.
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