Yeah, I've known that for some time Bone. But now, your secret is out :loud: :D
I didn't even look in the Commonwealth Republic section - I just looked under Ceylon. You can see the word printed right on the coin.
You got the idea Zane. An easy way of saying it is that the coin physically looks like a clamshell - it has split virtually in half right through...
You didn't in the least, I figured you couldn't indentify it because you weren't looking at the coin correctly - that's all.
All you need to do is look at the date and legends - this is what a real one looks like.
Try Ceylon - KM #129 ;)
You've got the obverse upside down, and that doesn't help you identify it. It's a 2 heller from Austria - value under $1.
All ya had to do was check - Right Here ;)
Try - The Kennedy Half Dollar Book by James Wiles.
It's amazing what a difference a pic makes isn't it Bone ;) If I'm not mistaken this is the 3rd time you've asked this same question about...
Sounds like the coins were rubbing against each other in the tube. What you are seeing is a break in the luster.
There is no simple answer to your question. Coins can be cleaned in a hundred ways and there are a hundred things to look for to detect them. Your...
Sure they can, have been able to since the coins were first introduced - they just have to go to a coin dealer to do it. And now, they can buy...
It's a fake.
Ahhhh - all I saw in the previous pic was the edge of the S. Now I can see something under the S - a D maybe ?? What do you think it is ?
Looks like a bad planchet, never saw one cracked that bad.
Sorry, but I can't tell based on the pics :(
That's not what I said, I said I had not used coin albums since 1964. I collected US coins for over 40 years. Then I grew tired of them and...
No, they don't. They sell coins slabbed by everybody including NGC and PCGS. It just depends who gave them the best deal at any given time.
I did spend one once - 'course was at a coin show when I did it ;)
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