Unfortunately this is not conclusive. The catalog and official weight is probably 2.8 grams but thee will still be a tolerance range in which the...
Good question, years ago they did sometimes alter genuine bust dollars to make fake 1804's. I'll check the see if the obv matches 1800 B-11 or...
Not to mention unexpectedly splitting open allowing the coin to fall to the floor. Has happened to me many a time.
Yes and Yes. The problem is getting these very low grade coins in no-problem slabs. Most very low grade coins also have problems which used to...
Passed the "Bite test"? In exactly what way? 2 mm in diameter?
If the California seller has a nexis or business establishment/branch in another state and he sells and ships to a buyer in that state he has to...
I can't help but wonder if fifteen years from now if John Albanese will have left CAC and will be starting a new service to examine the CAC...
I've never made the NYI, too far for me. But I do make the Chicago International almost every year.
A few rules of thumb All S mint business strikes are 40% silver* All 1971 and 72 proof ikes are 40% silver All P and D mint Ikes are copper...
Unless there are color or cleaning problems that I can not judge from the photo I think this is an easy 30 or 35 coin Maybe a net 30 for the...
elsie's coin is definitely a fake. The 4 is much to heavy. I having traced down which obv the used for their model but the reverse is the one...
I agree with S-168 and I see the spurs, but I don't see any of the reverse cracks That would make it have to precede S-148 which has the earliest...
Another way to confirm the S-18 attribution First it is definitely a head of 93 (junction of hair and forehead centered between T & Y) The date...
Agreed, my lowest mintage pieces and extremely rare pieces are no where near being my highest value coins.
An Apothecary, a Druggist, and a Pharmacist are not quite the same thing.
I think the first is a contemporary counterfeit British half penny, but not a Machins. I think the second is just a regular British half penny...
What you are seeing at 5:00 is just the slab insert wrapping over the edge. Common problem with these soft "rubber" inserts. PCGS had a real...
I would disagree, the 1976 quarter was definitely a commemorative, a one year only design that clearly commemorated a specific event combined with...
Wouldn't do them any good, they need small change. That would be like the Fed trying to solve a change shortage in a US community by shipping...
Not sure what my highest value piece is. My lowest mintage is my Warwickshire 312 Conder token with a mintage of 48. It isn't my rarest piece...
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