You mean like this one ? :cool:
Let's make this simple. A double strike is a coin that is struck by the dies twice. Thus leaving more than 1 impression on the coin. Strike...
Try it yourself, it's easy enough. Take 2 cents from your pocket, stack 'em on top of each other - hit the top one a good whack with a hammer....
Yes it is not only possible, it is likely.
Not really, no professional grader ever wears gloves. For that matter, no dealer I have ever seen does either.
None of the wide AM - narrow AM coins are errors. They are simply varieties.
There were both Proofs and business strikes.
Then you should back up and present the true picture instead of your opinion of what that picture was. Yes Abe Kosoff was in charge of the...
Of course, but they didn't care. Repunched mint marks, repunched dates, even complete overstrikes were a common occurrence at mints throughout the...
There is no simple answer to that question. Sometimes, a person with experience, even an expert, can tell AT from NT and sometimes they can't.
The coin/coins in the pics have been very harshly cleaned. Other than that they look genuine to me.
The dealer was wrong. Once cleaned - always cleaned. Yes, toning may help to cover it up to a certain degree but an experienced eye will always be...
Yes it is.
I've made my recommendation for coin storage countless times - Air-Tites.
Then I would say that your coin had been incorrectly dipped as well prior to your purchase. And that what you wiped off the coin was dip residue.
LSM - you might wish to inform folks of something - that being, if I remember correctly, that you work for the Post Office and that is how you...
I'll answer your question spock and then let's get back on topic. Yes, I agreed to bet you on whether or not I could find a coin that European...
Fair warning Craig, you're getting very close to crossing the line with your poitical comments.
Just my opinion, but I would have to say that one has been harshly cleaned. The marks actually in the metal indicate this to me. The colored marks...
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