Nothing would happen, just about everybody there is who buys from companies like this complains - and nothing happens. The magazines all have a...
If both coins were in the same condition, the 1911 would be worth a bit more. Way to tell them apart is size, 1/2 is 3.994gm 21mm, sovereign is...
Not exactly sure what tdec was trying to say, but the correct terms are - doubled die, double struck and strike doubling - all three are quite...
Simplesy way is to just use copy/paste. When on the ebay page place the cursor in the address/url box. Right click and select Copy. Then when...
Can't tell much by those pics other than the coin has been cleaned.
There is no if, the metal IS softer. Take a Proof coin, get a dish towel and wipe the surface of the coin with it, exerting a little pressure....
IMO it didn't change anything.
No, I do no tthink your coin has a weak strike at all. Compare it to examples that are known for weak strikes and the difference becomes obvious....
Post a link to the auction and then we can offer opinions.
Fair enough, I've seem them hairlined using the same method.
OK, let's do some comparisons. The first pic is eddie's coin, shown full size but cropped. Second pic is Lehigh's coin. The differences are...
CAC has a web site - CAC - and they accept coins from anybody via dealers according to that web site.
Did you ever think that glass lenses might be harder and thus more scratch resistant than the metal coins are made of ? Q-tips will...
Yes they are really small - and this thread is 3 years old.
With as much as that one ? Not gonna say it's impossible, but I doubt it.
Hey, if I can get through to you then aliens should be a breeze ;)
And if you sell it to someone who knows absolutely nothing and pays 10x what it is really worth ? I would agree, but I would qualify the...
Philip I of Portugal was Philip II of Spain - both at the same time. But you might be right about the jeton, still have the issue of that looking...
All I can say is that most Proofs are pretty much centered. Perfectly may be pushing it, but that coin is not even close. You have to remember,...
Only one thing, I've never even heard of an '81-S that was weakly struck, let alone seen one. Yes, there are some that are not as well struck as...
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