I mean that the Russian government intentionally minted copies of the Netherlnads ducats and they did it for years. They made their own dies, they...
You can't find it under Mexico because it wasn't minted in Mexico. It was minted in Peru.
I'm gonna guess they said 64. You said an impulse buy - but why ?
Gentlemen - let me remind you what our rules are here. Such things are not to be discussed openly in the forum. And I believe all of you know...
By now you should have read the thread on the NGC forum as well which confirms what was said here. But to answer your question more directly - no...
Jerome - I said I would not buy it. I didn't say it wasn't collectible. There is a distinct difference. The reason I would not buy it is...
Yeah, there's probably somebody out there who doesn't know much about them that might pay that. But anybody who does know about them would likely...
Simple answer - we have not had a Secretary of the Treasury with the guts to do it on his/her own even though they can by law do so. And, because...
My projection is we aint seen bottom yet.
I'd go even furhter than CPD and say that adjustment marks are not found, ever, on US coins after 1840. And you will find very dang few of them on...
Something that no one has mentioned yet is that the early S mint Morgans are known for being well struck and found in better condition than most...
You are quite correct that pictures can show you things or hide things. You can take a hundred different pictures of the same coin and have all of...
The coin is damaged, scratches on the obv and what appears to be a very large depression on the rev. Even if genuine, in that condition it would...
I understand your point, but look at how different the coin question and those 2 coins of yours look. Cleaned coins have a certain look, after you...
Take a look at the coin albums I have posted here on Coin Talk sometime Jerome. Then you will have an idea of what I used to collect. And yes,...
Dru - do you ever actually read any of my posts (like the one below) or do you just disagree with them automatically because it is me making them...
Look at the coin. See all the dark material in the recesses and contact marks, there is also quite a bit on some of the high points as well. Well,...
dcinffxva - First of all the Walker you pictured has already been cleaned. What you refer to as accumulated crud is only what the cleaning did...
Uhhhh guys - if would be extremely helpful to most people if you would be a bit more accurate with your statements regarding whether or not NGC...
Because the lines, even if they are die polish lines and I have my doubts on that - make it ugly as sin. As for the toning, my thoughts are it was...
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