To a large degree yes, and to untrained eyes - 100% of the time. However, there is one weakness that putty has - it cannot duplicate the look...
The '96-W dime was issued in Mint Sets only. There was no other way to get one from the mint.
Thanks - I missed it :o
A common belief yes, but gold does tone. Even pure gold tones, but especially alloyed gold tones.
OK - I'm confused again - fixed what ?
No they will not. This has come up before and it has been answered by NGC.
The satin finish coins were only introduced in 2005. So all Mint Sets issued before that are different. That said, there was a time when the...
Side by side - the only difference is that on the worn coin the bottom of the 0 is blending with the rim.
While that is one of the differences it is not the only difference. The satin finish coins have a satin finish - business strikes do not. Satin...
I understand what you are saying Vess, but with coins, there is always somebody willing to take it all. And take it all at a fair price - a coin...
Is it possible they were part of the Julian Leidman theft ? If you are not familar with it, you can read a bit here and see some of what was...
Not much doubt for me anymore - that's a 1940.
Ahhh, so you are still selling it. If you had to, I am sorry that you had to. But to my point - how long have you been selling it ? What is the...
And I hope that you, and others, realize that ebay feedback and history are pretty much worthless and that it is quite often extremely misleading....
Couldn't even if you wanted to, they stopped selling anything but bullion. And sometimes it is. But putty has different look than an alloy...
There is no trick, it is just knowledge and experience. Perhaps the easiest and first step to that knowledge is common sense. But even before...
Fair enough, how did you sell it - individually or as a whole ?
If you say so, but then how is the scanner picking up the edge of the coin in your first picture ?:confused: Can you show us a pic of the...
Please post a picture of the date from straight on instead of at an angle. Then we can tell what it is.
Is it possible that he is expecting too much ? I mean, a lot of folks think the coins in their collections are really valuable - when they aren't....
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