That is the key, being able to prove WHY a coin is fake. Ebay can't just go around pulling auctions just because someone, or even several...
It shouldn't take him long to round up a buyer. I'd buy it but I can't afford it. I don't even have to know what he is asking to know I can't...
Of course the coins come from the mint coated with a "foreign substance" machine oil full of all kinds of contaminants. So removing the original...
It's a nice coin but not worth having it slabbed. The slabbing fees would be significantly higher than the coin is worth.. This is a much better...
2.9 grams is high enough to be worrisome but from the low quality pictures it does look good. You say it is magnetic, STRONGLY magnetic or weakly...
I assume what you are talking about is the slight dimpling of the bottom edge of the letter under the uprights. That is called bifurcation and is...
The best bok for the early dates would be either Bill Noyes book or Breens book on the early dates. The problem with the Noyes book though is...
That is because lower grade circulated gold coins only sell for a small amount over bullion. Even in a slab it is still a circulated lower grade...
Which shows why we aren't as good as the TPG's. They can turn sliders into MS coins.
I think it would have graded with NGC before the conserving as well.
Judging the weight by feel is VERY subjective and can be influenced by the appearance of the coin. If they think it looks like aluminum they...
It was ugly before, and I'm not sure I like it a whole lot more after.
This bill passed the House on May 8th. Did they pass it again instead of doing something more important? Apparently not the date they have for...
Ptburg, point of clarification. Are you saying that the reversed letters are raised above the material surrounding them? Not the base coin but...
Don't look like cracks to me, looks more like residue from the dipping that dried and left the contaminants on the surface.
I believe the currently accepted explanation is that it actually occurs before the minting. It is a result of the copper plating not bonding...
Weight is not a good way to tell because weight is dependent on the size of the planchet and because common brass and bronze alloys have specific...
I can accept that hair splitting.
I repeat my question which you didn't answer with additional clarification. Have you reversed (flipped left to right) the "hub" struck image? I...
Unc steel cents quite often have a slight blueish tint to them.
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