I've seen this frequently on shield nickels from various dates. I think it it is the result of some heavy handed work done on the dies. It must...
Not a chance on any of them. The first two you can tell at a glance at the obv. (On all the 1799's the highest wave of the hair is below the...
No I meant what I said. Officially according to all of their records they never made any. And their position is that they never made any, and...
They've moved the market forward, but I'm not convinced they've moved the hobby forward.
More people still need to learn how to do specific gravity tests.
But if the item was plated the acid test done that way wouldn't tell you anything unless you first took a file and cut a deep notch into the coin...
100 quarters were slabbed with the US flag on them and a notice that they were for the WTC Firemans Rescue fund. That was done at the request of...
I would call it an NGC 5, the key feature being the addition of the barcode. You will note in the descriptions in the link you posted that due to...
Looks like a strikethrough to me as well. Why not? All a lamination is is a rolled out gas bubble that was trapped in the ingot. Zinc ingots...
By that logic all clipped planchet coins and off metal planchet coins are also all still government property and subject to seizure because no...
Because there are users that require gold for other purposes and they often need a different purity. Where does that gold come from? From melted...
Good way to get kicked out of the show. And possibly barred.
For the original WTC coins (the ones slabbed by Collectors Universe, not the ones done later by PCGS) par of the money from the original sales DID...
Not off-center, slight mis-aligned die.
1803 small date small fraction. gap between ends of wreath directly almost below gap between E an S. S-245, 247, 250, 252, and 256. Point of...
For those of us looking in the case and wondering if our idea of the price and the dealers idea are in the same ballpark, having it priced on the...
Yes I'm cynical I admit it. I'm younger than you and my only memory of the man is a dim recollection of his funeral (which is surprising as I was...
Will they? You have to be almost 60 years old to have any first hand memories of the man. The next generation younger knows him only by the...
I'ts a very nice coin, but I'm not sure about that million dollar estimate.
Do they ask for a price, or do they ask if that is the best you can do? Asking for a best price is normal even if they are priced. But without a...
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