Grandpa got me started on them with these two. Big, beautiful hunks of silver. With those mintages, particularly the George V and George VI years,...
I guess I lost interest. You didn't say whether they had to have coins in them. :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I see enough pickup points to confirm the correct hub types. On the obverse, the ribbon touches the N, the inner ear is weak, the leaf is distant...
If you had it certified somebody might want the absolute worst 1895-O dime ever slabbed just as a gag. But that's a financial gamble. I can say...
Actually, I think it is an 1895-O. It has the correct obverse and reverse hub types (most of the fakes don't) and the date and mm positions appear...
I'm curious why you're asking. The 1943 cents (P/D/S) struck in bronze are the valuable off-metal ones, since they were supposed to be zinc-plated...
Search Heritaqe archives for "1787 fugio clash" and there are 371 of them to look through. Tons with clashes similar to yours, for example these...
The whole area around IN GOD says fake to me, as well as the other stuff mentioned.
If you have more than one coin, consider ANACS. They have a flat rate for conservation and I can't imagine their special sauce is much different...
New photos of another one. One of my favorites from grandpa because the reverse is so well-struck and like a mirror. [ATTACH]
Or possibly not shy of one at all. What exactly is "key date" about a 1922 Peace dollar? It has the highest mintage of the series and was the...
50 cents you say? Some flavors minted in 1948. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I bet some of the prices are fun to see.
Possibly some of that is tape residue.
I don’t think there is anything at all. The bird is supposed to have a bit of a crest and what you’re seeing in the first image is just a matter...
I don’t understand the “story” being displayed on it. The eagle swoops in and steals the olive branch from Liberty? What’s that supposed to mean?
I'll have to try that on the one or two dateless Buffaloes I've found in circulation over the years. Just soak in plain vinegar?
According to Wikipedia he turns 87 this October. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q._David_Bowers. His early interest in coins etc are good stuff....
Do you have better images of it than the ones in the article? One option of course is that you and the Secret Service both got the same...
I said "TPGs/experts" because as far as I know, some of the ones they submitted to (ANA, INS, Coin World) aren't technically TPGs, just "experts"....
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