Collectible coins or counterfeits? They didn't identify them as counterfeits so they could simply be coins. Not surprising that a dealer would...
And I spent several seconds wondering what this thread had to do with world coins.
Not really, they probably "photoshopped" in the 2008 image and a stock silver eagle reverse image without bothering to note that the hub was for a...
If you like them that's fine. Please forgive me if I don't get excited over an over polished die. Just means the die should have been retired.
I can't help but wonder what the whole story behind this is. The news report and the video were both pretty poor examples of reporting. From...
In the error field, in order to be considered a "cud" the die break (That's die break where a piece of the die has broken away, not just a die...
A really nice business strike can also look like an SMS coin, and a low end SMS coin can easily look like a business strike. So in my opinion...
Who ever said it was a Philly strike? Oh I see, in the stupid description box in the auction. I never even look at that box when I look at an...
That is a well known chinese fake and it may come with more than one obv date. Most likely hat happened was when they were placing the "mother...
The mint did not sell rolls of quarters for the first eight states so you can't build a full set of mint Wrapped rolls. You can get bank rolls of...
That's a tough one. Each series has it's own specialized reference which (along with a few specialized auction catalogs that have extensive runs...
Nah, he said they were OLD silver dollars They'll be Ikes.
Looks like a strong die clash behind the neck.
The only time dies are annealed is to soften them for the hubbing process, They are hardened, not annealed, before striking coins. Planchets are...
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Cabinet wear, a term used to try and justify charging and Uncirculated price for an AU coin. Wear is wear, whether it came from the coin sliding...
It also appears to be made of copper
There are several obvious differences. On the 2007 the T's are almost as wide as they are tall, on the 2008 they are much narrower. The S's are...
Toad, to answer your question about the defference between the Newcomb book and the Breen book. There is a BIG difference. The Newcomb book is...
Counterstamping, defacing, painting, altering for the coin are all perfectly legal as long as there is no intent to defraud with one exception....
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