Agred it is a contemporary counterfeit probably made of a lead alloy. (A lead coin of the same size as the V nickel would weigh 6.4 grams....
Actually I'm not sure if they actually say the coins are counterfiet. I believe the buyer/bidder just gets a note stating that the auction has...
Why am I not surprised. The 1796 draped bust cent is a lot rarer than people realize. It has three times the mintage of the 96 cap, and one...
I've seen several of these, the composition varies. I've seen pot metal, I've seen a steel alloy, I've seen a nickel alloy, and the very first...
Every coin he has sold where you can still pull up the auction listing is a fake. I also like how the 1909-S lincolne he sold on Dec 1 and...
They ARE coins, they are not from the Franklin Mint (The FM had higher standards than that.) and the bst thing that can probably be said about...
Actually the CSA coined 1861-O half dollars using six different pairs of dies and it IS possible to identify whether an 1861-O half was coined by...
The information comes from The Gobrechet Journal Numbers 94 and 97 from two articles written by Randall Wiley. Unfortunately they are not readily...
Very nce, especially the 1836 N-6. People really seen to like that cud between stars 7 and 8.
It's hard to tell from the pictures but I think it is die pairing 3-D. This would be variety W-06 (Included as part of WB-101 in the Wiley-Bugert...
If you mean the PCGS Forum, yes, twice.
They only gave face value in the 1930's because that WAS the value of the gold. That does not mean they would only give face value today. And...
Possibly the dealers that use the bulk purchase program don't pay up front and get invoiced instead.
I agree with Mark, by detail is is a solid Fine but the cleaning would result in a lower net grade, possibly VG-8.
Self slabber? That's an ICG slab.
Is it a fake? Is the Pope Catholic?
I think it is real just corroded. And it could very well be missing the mintmark, I have seen other 68, 69, and 70 nickels that didn't have...
Looks like AU details weakly struck damage on the rims of the reverse odd color I'd net it as an XF-40 at best. Definitely wouldn't want to pay...
Or a local check cashing establishment. Sure they have to pay a stiff percentage to the check cashing owner but they don't really care because...
What makes you so sure they have already minted them? I know if I was dealing with a high value item where I might have to adjust the price...
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