Here's a 1672 1/3 Thaler from the earldom of Mansfeld Bornstedt (a precursor German state):
I recently picked up a Type 1 MCCS holder (#005538, with a 1982-S George Washington half dollar commemorative in PR69 DCAM). Just wondering - does...
Agreed that you should probably hang onto it. Sometimes a blurry picture leads to a higher grade coin than the grade alone would suggest....
I recently picked up a medal dated 1931 with a legend "W.A.S." I bought the medal for the equestrian design on the obverse, but I'm quite...
Entry Post Prefer 3, 4, 1, 2 Wow, that's a good find. I also enjoy digging through dealer's "junk" boxes. I picked up this thinking that it...
They may also have been used by a Magician. Magicians often take coins and pair them by grinding away the backs so that they can perform certain...
The first place I'd start looking is 1400's hammered coins from eastern Europe. Don't know why, but something about that first pic makes me thing...
Are any of those hollowed out nickels in private collections, or were they all seized by the NSA?
With terror and much bleating, I imagine. Also, rolling over in graves?
AU-58 here. The luster paired with the general weak strikes of these means it may even grade a touch higher.
Looks questionable to me.
If it was graffiti, wouldn't it spell something or form some kind of pattern? I thought that was the line between bag marks (random /...
The Philippines were part of the US from 1898-1945. US minted coins circulated there from 1903-1945 (and probably took a while to be...
After examining the coin in hand, I can assure you that I saw no other marks that might be called graffiti. I guess my question boils down to...
Here's a closeup that I took trying to highlight the area around the chin.
The grade on the slab is "Genuine - Graffiti, AU details" I do not see any graffiti on the coin, but there are some serious marks at 7:00, just...
NT I also was of the opinion that slabs are relatively air tight. However, plastic is porous, so even if they are acoustically sealed 100%, I...
I've had a good experience with ANACs on some rarer/obscure items (a proof 1908 US Philippines Centavo & USS California Launching medal HK324) but...
I recently purchased this 1854 $3 in a PCGS slab. I believe that it might be undergraded, but I'd like to get a few opinions about what the grade...
During the second world war, we also minted coins for Australia, the Dutch East Indies, and a few other allies (occupied and unoccupied) that I'm...
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