hontonai is probably correct about the uarter design. The law that created the state quarters did not address the question, but if they were...
One thing you must realize is that by its very nature the forum is biased TOWARD the presentation here of fakes. Yes 99% of the coins on eBay are...
You note though that the Dime book apparently repeats the same error in diameter given in he Breen Encyclopedia. I take that back. From the...
Ten at a time though the "Report coins " page. Go here http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/selling-coins.html and at the bottom of the page click...
Wouldn't faze the government at all. I've known than since I once attended an IRS tax sale where they were selling counterfeit bust dollars as...
Yes those are lathe lines, and you are right about how a one sided coin can be struck. However in the cases where that happens the blank side is...
I think you will also find that the IRS would not consider gold bars for gold coins to be a like kind exchange either.
Redbook says 19 mm Breen Encyclopedia says 19.8 mm Coin World Almanac says 18.8 mm Breen Encyclopedia says 19mm +/- .2 mm for the large size...
Nice note, but not quite as old as you thought it was. The 1934 C series was issued through 1954 so it's about 53 years old, not 73.
I think it is definitely earlier than 1840 - 1860, but he doesn't help himself by posting one picture sideways and the other upside down.
Nice thing about the Standard catalog on DVD's is that you can do a search through the text for a term and find all of the examples. So I do a...
The N Korea KM 177 is a 5 Won coin not a 1 Won. So they are wrong there. There is no 1 Won listed in the latest editions of the books with a...
I collect, or should say collected the seat half dimes. I use the past tense because I have not actively pursued the last three pieces I need for...
One possible explanation would be an improperly polished die. When the hub is forced into the die blank the metal is pushed down and sideways....
From the Breen Encyclopedia "Cast counterfeits have recently appeared of 1800 Wide A's (this refers to a die variety) These are lightweight and...
probably because "Not Genuine" and Counterfeit believe it or not do NOT mean the same thing. It is a semantic difference but a legally important...
Not spooning, grease filled die. The grease kept the metal from filling the die, but the extra material (grease) resulted in the planchet being...
Duh, you're right, I blew it. Color me stupid.
Well the mint has no say in the matter. They DON"T get to pick the design. I agree but I would like to know what it says above the cabin If it...
There is also the DVD version of the 19th, 20th and 21st century books. I just picked it up for a very good price. (Less than the publishers...
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