Unless you are one of the Mints' major distributors, I seriously doubt the government sent you that coin.
One thing to add. Jarvis was not really looking for funding for the contract in Europe, he was looking for more copper. His contract called for...
Another very easy way to tell the two 16 star varieties apart is to look at the right stem of the wreath. If it points at the side of the A it is...
A lot of beginners think the bust on the Barber coins is a man.
From the larger picture of the reverse it looks like a "vice job" squeezed between a flat surface and the rev of a five cent piece. The shield...
Definitely re-read the policy, you will probably find that up to $720 in silver would cover silverware, tea services etc, but not coins. Coins...
Most early medals did not have reeded edges because they were not struck in collars. The high relief of most medals required multiple strikes...
If it has a bear on the back it is bad. If it doesn't have a denomination on it (D, DOL, Dollar etc) it is not a genuine piece, but may still be...
By the way, most true errors ARE one-offs each one being unique. There may be others that are similar but they aren't exactly the same.
I suspect weakly struck off-center with false dies.
No they look better. Not true at ALL! Philadelphia was the only mint that made proofs in 1960.
The rest of the story was he threatened to sue CT and possibly Peter over the matter. You threaten to sue the forum you are posting on it should...
Yes, but without seeing the other side of what he has we don't know if that is what he has or if he has one of the pritate mint knock-offs that...
Well if you feel you need a website where you think you should be able to break the rules then this probably isn't for you. But there are a GREAT...
What he is seeing is bifurcated lettering, result of incomplete filling of the letters. If the strike ends before the letters fill completely you...
If it is actually completely closed (I can't tell from the image) then yes it would be a die chip.
It looks normal to me. :)
True, but neither PCGS nor NGC invented Third party grading or slabbing they marketed up the innovations of others. One thing they did have that...
That is a proof set, and yes proof coins can be blemished. You might try gently moving the coins in the set and make sure the scratches move too....
Eyeappealingcoins brought up Sec 492 before I could but I do have one comment on something he said Sec 485 limits it to those foreign coins...
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