Modern reproductions of these coins, fakes, are sold by the thousands in tourist traps and greatly outnumber the genuine coins. And yes, it's...
Unless one is truly an expert on these coins, and few are, it's very hard to detect many of the counterfeits. You might want to contact Dan...
It was '73 John and it's easy to check. Finding a Proof '73 or later that is not cameo is pretty dang tough. I won't say it's impossible as I...
Usually not, for a couple of reasons. One the expense, few are willing to lay out that much. Two, mots who are collecting them already have at...
That's part of the problem isn't it ? People paying more, often considerably more, than a coin is actually worth. I see that as also being part of...
Doing it is simple, pretty much anybody can do it with most photo editing software programs. But it's not my picture(s). They were posted some...
Awwww well, don't let it get ya down. Coin collectors being fooled by counterfeits is a somewhat common occurrence :D
Sparingly ? Uhhhh nope, I don't give them at all. What you see is a fake - a counterfeit Like. Then ya need to start looking closer because...
I really don't see how his comment is insulting to people who like it. Everybody has different taste and will like or dislike a coin for many...
Since 1973 in fact. And hic, you need to keep in mind that they changed the way they produce the cameo effect on dies right after the turn of...
The market for toned coins has weakened considerably over the years, or, another way of saying that would be that the premiums being payed for...
For most of my life I collected US coins. But in later years I decided to give that up and switched to collecting world coins, specializing in...
I don't know if I'd go quite that far :) - but I believe the actual requirement is readability at a distance of 6-8 inches, both sides, for DMPL....
Your best option would be to contact dealers and ask them to look for these coins for you. Just about any coin there is, a dealer can get it just...
And a question like that could be, stress could be, construed as to be pushing the envelope of the forum rules. And this part is not just for you...
I appreciate the help. But it's just as bad for you to quote the offense and make it visible twice instead of just once.
Yeah, but nobody alive, or even their great, great grandchildren, will ever see it happen. And, at some point the coins themselves will...
Not everybody would agree with that thinking, some would consider such an effort further damage and even lessening the value more than it already...
Well, I had all the Proof Sets back to '50, and only needed 2 of the Mint Sets from the 40's to have all of those. But I never stopped looking for...
Thanks for the kind words Mont :)
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