Sure they did, the question is did they see something that wasn't there? Why do you call it a pattern?
I started collecting with nickels, Jeffersons then Liberty heads, then Shields and after I had all of those I went ahead and put together a set of...
I have to laugh when I see something like that. Do you know WHY that collector is selling it to you directly? Because HE is trying to squeeze...
I know of a CCGS service that is Canadian and uses/used a sealed flip type holder similar to ICCS (Another Canadian firm), but I do not believe...
I would assume they are referring to insurance coverage during shipping of the coins to them and back to you (third party because you don't...
I think many people who bash dealers have no real understanding of what it is like to be on the dealers side of the counter. And as for the good...
How many hobbies don't take your time and money? And with most any hobby you are going to be viewed as "odd" by those who do not feel the same...
What it seems to more what he is really asking is "Why do people collect what they collect?" There is no answer to that other than they collect...
What has Dollar confused is that his coin also shows doubling of the back of Lincolns head. Something none of the experiments recreated. However...
Carl, if you buy a post 1998 silver proof set can you tell for sure if the coins are silver or clad without opening the case and taking the coins...
Those presses have been retired. They now use horizontal stroke singe die Schuler presses that run at 750 cycles per minute.
It has been known to happen.
Well since they didn't make a 2009 version there is no reason to stop selling the 2008 coins until they run out. Heck they sold the proof 1999 P...
They also used some tokens made from holed french coin in the prison itself. These are quite scarce to rare. I do have one floating around in my...
Guy I knew in Louisville used to collect them. He used to buy new designs by the roll and trade them with others. He had somewhere between five...
There is nothing wrong with putting a coin in a slightly larger 2X2. In fact I tend to prefer the 2X2 be slightly larger so I can see the edge of...
I have seen a fair number of them. I've even seen thm on flying eagles, indian heads and even a couple of Lincoln wheat cents. I also own a AU...
Well when you take highly detailed eagles, or beautifully engraved Liberty's, squash them flat with no relief and shrink them down to fit on a 19...
No, didn't order the LP1, 2, or 3 either.
Zero. An 1803 die was modified to 1804 but that didn't happen until after 1820 and they were sold to collectors and don't come anywhere near that...
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