I just clicked on the ad here for the U.S. Mint. The mint is charging $160 for the three inch mint medals. Really? Dealers are happy to get $30...
The mark is raised, it's a die break. If it is into the surface of the coin, it's a scratch or maybe a struck through caused by a foreign object...
Thank you @Collecting Nut! That was an interesting summary. I have collected the political HTTs for many years. The pro-Jackson pieces are much...
Not a coin, but a political token. This U.S. Grant token is not listed in DeWitt. It's the only one I have seen. I bought it in a Heritage...
It’s a die break. When the die cracks, metal flows into the space when the coin is struck leaving a raised line.
For those who think that this grades MS-65 or higher, I would present you with these pictures. [ATTACH] This is an MS-66. This coin has full...
If I were a billionaire, I would wait until the King of Siam Proof set came up for sale and pounce on it. The King of Siam Proof set was made for...
Here is the piece from my collection. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It looks like you have purchased some real ones and some fake ones. The rules of thumb are that you stay away from pieces that have a bear on them...
Oddly enough my first U.S. gold coin was a gold dollar, a Type II no less with a weak, but readable date, 1854. It graded VF. It come from my...
Fair Sharpness, environmental damage.
I view True View photos as “glamour shots.” It seems like they make coins look better than they are in person. Still the True View shows...
When I first saw it, the word “Proof” didn’t enter my mind. It looks like a nice R&B business strike.
I went to the show on Friday. I had a lot fun and found coins for a couple more Roman emperors, Quintillus and Theodosus I. The dealers told me...
Yes, the 40% silver Proof quarters were only issued with that set.
Actually it was in 1858, but the coins were sold in sets according to their composition. The base metal, silver and gold coins were sold in...
It looks like something that would be included in a educational set of some kind. It would not fool anyone who knows anything about the real coins...
Yes, the Whitman reference is really outstanding. I would highly recommend it. It's the best book on the subject since Crosby, which was published...
Nice set! I did this a few years ago with a 1913 Proof set. It has both Buffalo Nickels.
Perhaps they are, but it's a lot fairer.
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