Maybe, it has the look of a cast counterfeit.
Just be polite when yo utake it back. Explain your story just like you did here. Take the coin in the body bag - explain why you waited, and ask...
OK, and where exactly do you keep these boxes ? I mean if you just store them in one of the rooms of your home then the coins are going to tone....
Storing coins in good holders, be that slabs, Air-Tites or whatever, by itself is not enough to prevent or slow down toning. If you do not follow...
If you still know who you bought it from you should return it. A dealer's guarantee on authenticity is forever.
Yes I think it's a good thing. One only need look at the results to judge that. But there is nothing magical about it - they dip the coins to...
I would agree that 1 of those coins has similar marks - the other I can't see. But I would also say that the marks on this coin are due to harsh...
We have one major problem here - the Lima mint was ordered closed by Royal Decree on April 10th, 1660. It did not re-open until December of 1683....
stainless - Spend some time reading all the links you can find here - Varieties & Errors That will make a good start for you. And yes, all...
Really ? I'm surprised, I've never seen a coin album where the coin just set down into the hole without being pushed in. But then I haven't looked...
I would say about $3.50, maybe.
And the scrathes/hairines those white cotton gloves impart to the surface of the coin when you push the coin down into the hole - what about them ?
I wouldn't touch either one of them based on those pics. The second one even looks like it has graffiti on the reverse.
Well not quite Bone. I've never cleaned a coin in my life - never will either. And I always strongly recommend that folks do not clean their...
That's a detail I missed on the first reading. If PCGS has slabbed the coin then there are a couple of possibilities. Either the appraiser is...
In some cases they are scarce, in some they are not. As to whether you can see a '55 DDO right off, here's a pic - you tell me. '55 DDO
Look at the before pic with 4x magnifying glass - the scratch is there. It's just hidden under the gunk, but it is visible.
I do, or rather my son does. I gave it to him so he could keep it and learn from it for later years. Guess I need to get some pics to share....
Every so often I have to bring this up - what is the first rule of coin collecting ? Well, in most cases it's going to be how to handle a coin -...
At that time there was only 1 mint - Philly.
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