What is the value of the coin? A great many gold coins are not worth much over their bullion value. Chances are good that once you have sunk the...
Not only that but they are coming from Asia in fake ANACS and Fake NGC slabs. (On the NGC forum we believe we may have a line on fake PCGS slabs...
Most every state quarter has some spot on it which for some reason tends to frequently fill with grease. For DE it was the E in STATE, for CT it...
A seven year advertisement for their 400th anniversary cellebration, funded at taxpayers expense.
Come on now, they've been geting dollar bills for an AWFULLY long time now. Don't you think it's about time they were getting a raise? And if...
The Mint is now claiming 147 million people are collecting coins. That's one out of every two people!
What happens when you use the wrong code? Well sometimes when it is obvious the folks at PCGS correct the problem and change the code. Sometimes...
Yes you did, I missed it. And obtuse is not the word you're looking for. You're looking for "in relief". Obtuse means dull, or lacking...
Got it. The key is the picture that shows the whole motto and the mintmark. What you are seeing is die chipping. It is what is causing the...
Bingo, struck on a ten cent piece planchet. It is off centered because being smaller it didn't land centered in the coining chamber. Part of...
Odd, it is obviously an incomplete planchet, and assuch I would expect the security edge to be missing on part of the coin. What is odd is that...
Often it is not really deliberate. When most people talk about acid they think of so fast acting corrosive solution. In fact in nature most all...
You are correct the die has chipped filling in the P. Yes this is a fairly common occurrence. It has no real premium value. If you watch your...
I'm surprised that no one pointed out the double clash before Mike did. When the dies clash they my not transfer an image to either die, to...
That's how a retained cud works. The pieces that have broken off the die have not fallen away, they have just shifted downward so that they are...
Are you only checking the 98, 99, and 2000 for the wide AM? I know those are the only years for which the have been reported, but in theory they...
The manganese just didn't alloy well with the silver It's also responsible for the "greasy" appearance of the worn pieces.
Post mint and a long time ago. It did a lot of circulating after it was damaged which smoothed and rounded the edges of the damage.
From the first pics I would have said that it was A doubled die, but I can't say that it is the one in CP because I don't have a CP and CP doesn't...
What's to "have at"? Sounds like you've got the negatives pretty well covered. You say you don't really get any enjoyment out of them they are...
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