Howdy Nick - Welcome to the Forum !! Typically the coins sell for a bit more than bullion value as they are quite common, even in higher...
Howdy Matt - Welcome to the Forum !! Post a pic if you can.
Raw means coins not slabbed by a reputable TPG.
All depends on whether or not his wife reads that comment he made :whistle:
I see your point, but explain the right angle crosshatching. Strip is only rolled 1 direction.
Boy they sure look different to me. Second pic is the Heritage coin.
You guys made me take a closer look. I'll agree they are not flow lines, but will still say they it's a worn out die as that what causes the...
Fair enough, I just want to know how they managed to hide that scratch in the Legend pics.
Roller dies looked like this -
It was a common way of testing the coin when the person receiving it suspected it of being fake for some reason - often being too light in weight....
You may find this one useful too - Maria Theresia Talers
Depends, often the hallmark is all you need - assuming it is from a well known company. About the only way without checking specific gravity would...
Struck with a worn out die. The metal flow causes the lines and orange peel effect.
It does indeed :D
PC - you make the point that I have expressed countless times for years. That point is that the majority (and this article backs that up) of...
Why ? There is nothing wrong with properly dipping a coin and it often improves the coin. Finding any older coin that has not been dipped is much,...
Such questions are posed in a regular column in The Numismatist every month. Both sides are presented with reasoning. Then the official ANA...
Now that is what roll toning looks like ! Purrrrty coin ;)
I was teasing rlm because he estimated grade for that coin at 53. I was expressing shock (tongue in cheek) at that - and because I have a bad...
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