Good, now just crop your pics in closer to the coin and you'll have this down pat ;)
Nope, I sold it to another CT member. But yeah, it was really old. And like some other really old things, it had a certain quality that the modern...
I have asked the author for more specific information. We'll see what comes of it. But it may turn out not to be a proposed law at all. It may...
Interesting, I'd really like to hear about this research. I find it a bit odd though that cannot find any mention of chops on Walkers on what many...
As one who used to specialize in those "really old" coins, especially gold, I can tell you what I used to do - study, a lot, and learn. And learn...
Having bought from him on numerous occasions, under that and all of his previous and alternate ebay ID's, I will say this - stick with the slabbed...
Nahhhhh - it really aint worth it. None of the coins will slab, at least not in anything except a Genuine holder. They've all been harshly cleaned...
Oddly enough, with some countries the records dating back to the early middle ages are precise enough that you can not only find out what year the...
Unfortunately I do not. Even the Davenport books which are the definitive reference do not list mintages.
Absolutely, it's the very same one that I have always, always said that is mandatory for everyone to follow - know your dealer. Know your...
Well the fact that these coins were the only ones not authenticated raises suspicion by itself. But looking at the coin makes it even worse. Given...
Except that chop marks were not being used any longer by 1921. And please, show me another example of a chop mark like this one, with the squiggly...
Well based on his article he is presupposing that he has seen every Peace dollar out there. Just because somebody, even David Hall, hasn't seen...
OK - back to the chop mark. If one were to check the rarity census for chop marked coins what you would find is that it is extremely rare to find...
BNB I think your instincts were working, learn to trust them. Even if you don't know why, when they perk up and say something is wrong - then walk...
The die preparation was different and the pressure was different. The surfaces of a Peace dollar are unlike pretty much any other coin we have....
Yes, the S is the mint mark. The P and A are assayer marks.
Yeah, I know. I also understand the why behind those responses because I was your age once myself and I can remember doing similar things. Didn't...
Fair enough, but that indicates to me that you don't know what chop marks are. Chop marks are a mark punched into the surface of a coin by a...
I'm not either. But I am saying what I am saying to HELP YOU ! Even my last comment. I am not now nor have I ever tried to criticize you. I do...
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