Just for the sake of clarity, does it look like this ?
My reference was World Dollars - Pictorial Guide 1477-1877 by Lee M. Batchell. Yes, there was a very similar countermark used in Sumatra. But...
My previous post was a bit confusing now that I re-read it. The answer to your question is basically yes. But to straighten out what I was saying...
Not really, because the die wears evenly. And the highest points, which is the building, are the last to wear. So if the steps are still clean,...
The outcome would have been reversed. It has taken some time, but people have finally begun to learn that PCGS is not the end all be all when it...
Think it's been almost 2 years now.
Ya know what's funny ? Five years ago the outcome of this poll would have been different.
Be careful now Ben, you are using standards as defined by the TPG's that you hate so much :D
For those who might have an interest - there is a little known report published by a now deceased member of the Society of Silver Dollar...
The systems are different than what the TPG's use, of that there is no doubt. But some of the differences are rather glaring. Using the European...
Tom you apparently still have a few things to learn. First and foremost - probably 99% of the people misuse the term "clean" when talking about...
Why ? I never did. It's quite easy to hold a coin by edges and drop it into an Air-Tite, with or without rings and never touch the surface.
Intercept Shield albums are the best there is - bar none.
Oddly enough it is a countermark placed on the coin by Mexico. It is called simply the cross and dots countermark and was used right around the...
It was common in Scandinavia, they used to call their silver & gold coins speciedaler or specieducat. Some of them are quite pricey. Specie refers...
Based on your pics I doubt you'll get any answers. Looks like an ordibary coin to me.
PCGS - it's not a sticker, it's a label inside the slab.
I disagree, for 1 reason - the steps are too well struck. If the die was that worn out the steps wouldn't be there. Monticello is always, always...
Yeah they are magic alright - black magic :eek: The coins look great for a while, but evetually the spell changes, the coins all suddenly tone...
You are mixed up again spock :rolleyes: There is no story about a doubloon. And yes you have already heard the entire story. So has anybody else...
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