Of course they can. Or at least they can pass a law at any time that requires you to hand them over. The fact that back in 1934 they modified...
I don't know, I've never examined them with an eye toward trying to determine that. Most likely the tree side was the hammer die. It is...
Nickel is NOT weakly magnetic it is strongly magnetic. There are three elements that are magnetic at room temperature, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt....
The earliest generally accepted US proof are a few 1817 large cents.
That's about right. It isn't an off-center, it's a mis-aligned die. Not far enough off though to be worth a premium.
I see what is in the area she indicated, but it looks incuse to me from the photo. I'd say it is most likely Post Mint Damage as well.
Used to have a lot of truth. I didn't know they now had handheld x-Ray Flourescence spectrometers. Used to be these were very expensive large...
They didn't use a close collar on those so they would all be a little "broadstruck". So it may not be a mint error. Also minor errors on early...
It's back...
Dealer in Louisville by the name of Johnny Hurst used to make these out of 1910's by altering the 0 to a 3. He made thousands of these over the...
Interesting quiz. 2 wrong, one because I was unfamiliar with the material in the question, and the other because I misread it. 93.94%
That one tends to look possibly like a cast counterfeit. I know some people will say "Why in the world would anyone counterfeit a clad quarter?...
Same thing used to happen on ebay a lot as well. Unethical consignor puts something up for bid. Once the bids slow down, if they aren't high...
Maybe for the low value instant winners, but I doubt too many people decided not to redeem the $1,000 instant winners and I don't think they would...
Queen Anne 1708 4 pence or groat, KM 515 $7 in VG to $60 in XF
50 cents. :)
Definitely a replica. Too round, the punches aren't right, and 20 mm is probably too large.
Why would you think that?
No, because it would have to take into account, and quantitatively, rate every possible size, shape, number and location of mark. That is why all...
NGC guarantees the coins they grade too. Now what do you plan on doing when at some time in the future you have a "bad experience" with PCGS?...
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