Plated. Could be silverplated, nickel plated, chrome plated, doesn't matter it is all post mint damage and has no added value above face.
During the 1950's and 1960's there were a LOT of fake US gold coins coming out of the Middle East, especially Lebanon. They coins were typically...
Based on the images. The obv is obv 2 used on B-2 and B-3. Star 13 points into the center mass of the bottom curl. On obv 1 it points at the...
To me it's a 1806 C-4 large high 6 with stems. It has a major rotated reverse and the reverse die is misaligned. It has a stronger than average...
Not a good idea about getting a girlfriend if you already have a wife. Wives tend not to like that kind of thing and they become ex-wives. Often...
Thanks for the images from NGC. In this case it is NGC that got the attribution wrong, the coin is a B-2 which is the variety all the...
Question, when does something become "old"? Answer, when it is not current. 2011 is not the current year so it is "old". Only one year old, but...
Looking at the edge is also not going to give a conclusive answer. A heavier strike will show a thicker edge. What does it weigh?
I answered this question on the PCGS edgeviews somewhere yesterday. Basically the PCGS edgeview was first used back in 2007 but only for the...
Every now and then you can find a first or second edition "cheap" (around $75) but not too often. Usually the easiest way to get one is to just...
Every now and then you can find a first or second edition "cheap" but not too often. Usually the easiest way to get one is to just buy the third...
If you don't mind them, why are you bringing it up? If you think their prices are too high, don't buy from them. Problem solved.
Announced over five months ago.
It depends on the glue used. Many are water soluble and an extended soaking in distilled water is all that will be needed. If the water doesn't...
Gold and silver are made in the explosions of supernova and widely scattered. The geologic processes and the crustal melting is how this gold and...
It is a fake. It has the look, and even with his kitchen scale the weight is too low. He said it weighed .7 oz. And that is almost certainly...
In that case you would have to get rid of all the modern commemoratives as they have all benefited or supported private/chraritable/non-profit...
The wide rim variety actually has nothing to do with the width of the rim. It is much more important to look at the distance from the 1 to the...
I talked to the editor about the 48 1 cent. He made some notes about it so hopefully it will get corrected.
True, back in the 60's and 70's if a coin dealer used the word "investment" in their advertising they ran the risk of being sued by the SEC for...
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