I'm not sure if you're familiar with the US SMS coins from 1965-1967, but they are very similar to the Canadian prooflike coins. They used...
Gotcha. Those haven't been used since 1836. The edge lettering on Presidential dollars undergoes a process like this, but not the reeded edge....
Were they talking about decades ago? Many people felt the "official" price of gold at $32 was being artificially kept low. This ended in (I think...
Can you explain what you mean by "rolling method?"
I believe these are all intended to look like machine struck closed collar coins. Minting technology in the modern era is fairly uniform... there...
To paraphrase the words of Insider.... "objectively describe what you are seeing." To expand: explain what you are seeing, and what that means....
Anyone know what caused #5? This should be the easiest one on the list.
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This is a tricky one. The edge is, usually, the absolute least studied part of a coin. Fantastic quiz, Insider. I have some thoughts - but I'm...
I talked to Roger about this coin over on the NGC forums. He's having trouble posting here, for some reason. Anyways, this was his reply:
"Mint State" and "Uncirculated" mean the same thing. They have absolutely nothing to do with the history of the coin, or if you found them in a...
Honestly... Nobody needs the Cherrypickers. Pre-Internet, it was a useful guide. Now, there is no need for it. Use this website for free, and it...
The "red fiber" you picture... is it actually fibrous? Or is it more of a ceramic type material? "Odd" materials I know that coins have been...
The *extremely* unusual semi-prooflike appearance is a bigger indication that this coin might have problems. In the entire series, only 2 1922...
@Roger W Burdette may be able to provide more information? He recently wrote a book on the series (I haven't read it myself, yet, but I've heard...
Breen's book may have been useful when it was written. In the decades since, much new information has been researched, many of his fantasies...
An absolutely reasonable decision. I hope its real, but if you do find evidence it is fake please share with us.
In the mid-20th century, it was illegal for Americans to own gold. However, you were still allowed to own numismatic items (collectible or rare...
I'll admit that I'm not an expert in this series. Did he say why he thought it was counterfeit? After reading NGC's guide, I went and took a...
Insider, what sort of things are you looking at? If you're looking at his original art medals, please clarify - the response you'll get will vary...
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