I agree the 1806 is a fake, but I would not use the bifurcated feet as a definitive diagnostic since that is present on many genuine early coins...
As I have mentioned in the past, wher I live the government offices refuse to accept cash in payment of taxes, at least property taxes. Check or...
From what I see it could just be gunk. (Took awhile forme o "work out" where the E was as well.)
Hmmm, maybe for all the decendants of the runaway slaves that escaped to Canada? :)
This is the same coin that was listed in another auction in another thread as a 99/8 where it was pulled by the seller after we pointed out to him...
#1 shows die deterioration and it probably also shows the effect of a worn master hub. As the master hub was used year after year it slowly...
I'd rather have the first one.
No, anything can be a medium of exchange. You can agree to accept belly button lint, but that does not make BB lint a legal tender. No they...
You know GD, I never considered it but your right, they do meet the definition of coins. Issued by a government authority and intended to...
Several of the 74 bronze clad steel cents were recovered by one of the foundry workers at least one, possibly more were sent to Coin World for...
Looks like someone ground the rims off.
Yes it is a rim clip, about 1% or less. When clips are that small they don't look the way we are used to clips looking but show as that sudden...
As mentioned N-25 has been delisted as being a late state of N-10. This coin is not a N-10 or N-25, it appears to be N-12 which is an R-2 coin....
Yes it would be incuse, and it is on the coin in question. The fact that it appears raised is an optical illusion.
I can't see anything on the R in the pictures, but if their is doubling there it is almost certainly machine doubling.
Can't have two VAM's it is either one die pair or it is another die pair. Can't be two different die pairs unless it's double struck forst by one...
Also Tater, only believe about half of what a bank teller tells you about coins an paper money. To a large extent most of them really don't know...
Most likely the cents in both the regular (18 coin) clad proof set and the (18 coin) silver proof set will be the copper composition. The...
US five cent pieces weigh 5 grams very closely. The calibration of the scale should be checked by weighing 1 nickel, 2 nickels, 3 nickels, 4...
Well Carl, there aren't any laws making those actions illegal so there are no laws to have to enforce.
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