To a large degree, the weight answers that for you. Would a person wanting to pass the coins as money make them to have more gold in them than a...
There is something that apparently some of you still don't understand - there is no case. There is no suit, there is no anything. It was thrown...
You tell 'em girl :thumb: Love that feisty attitude, I may be in deep like here :D
Before you rest your case, consider this. Say you have 2 coins. One is graded MS65, and among all the coins just like it there are 1,857 examples...
There are exceptions to every rule Mike.
Fair enough. had you mentioned the xylene I'd have never said a word. But don't fool yourself into thinking that they won't fake these. Your own...
johnny I think your coin is fine. It was just struck with extremely worn out dies, thus those raised lines. fretboard - anything that is 90% is...
God I wish I could actually sit down with people, look at a coin together and explain what it is I'm trying to say sometimes. It would be...
Yes and no. Areas that are not fully struck up will not have the luster the rest of the coin does. And they will look very similar to what wear...
That's up to you. You choose in your personal settings. But posting it is a bad idea, It allows the net bots to harvest your email. I edited it...
That's because it is. And that is exactly the reason why NGC would not guarantee copper for the longest time. Yeah, they do now for 10 years, but...
Careful now Mark - you're starting to sound like me :D
There is no known answer because the mint does not track them, cannot track them. They don't even know there are varieties until long after all...
Rusty - if you'd like me to look at the coin for you I'd be happy to do so. But, would my opinion, regardless of which way it goes, sway or change...
Just a question now Thad - but are you sure that isn't an applied wood grain ? People do fake these things because they know there's folks like...
Look at the ear of corn on the left side, you'll find 2 more small groups. As I said previously, don't even remember if it was this thread or...
It is important however for educational purposes to always make note that depressions alone are not the issue. They either have to be repeating...
The D at least, was hit several times. Call it blind luck that they missed the E.
First of all, if looking for a "rare" coin, you're probably not gonna find one outside of a dealer's shop or some auction. To me, and more than...
You also need to remember though that dies used on patterns were not always finished - meaning they were not as well polished as a die for an...
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