Yes of course, but if it was a dropped letter it would be the same size and font style of the letter B used on the coin. It is not.
I don't really see anything that unusual. The hind leg being away from the body is caused by a weak strike. The other things you mention can also...
Well it was sold in France where the coins are quite a bit more popular than they are here. But in France, just like here in the US, there are...
Howdy Phil - Welcome to the Forum !! The first is not a coin, it is a token issued by a cocoa company as it says on the back. The second is...
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They do it with a metal lathe and then sell them in novelty shops for about $5. The price makes it worthwhile.
G4 - to be a VG8 some of the letters of LIBERTY must be clear.
Post strike damage - no question. LIkely added by somebody with a metal punch. Perhaps even one of our own CT members - he likes to do stuff like...
It's not a question of " if " - it's a certainty. The same is true of 1930-D Mercs. I couldn't find anything right off that provides details for...
There are many sites on tokens, which one would be of the most use to you is the question. We have a memeber, cwtokenman, who will likely be able...
Looks like a rather severe lamination to me.
What were you surprised about ? MS61 and MS63 are a long way from MS70. Those grades are what I would have expected :confused:
There are none that I am aware of. I read of a small country that was going to try and issue circulating gold coins a year or two ago but that was...
The revolutionary coins are where the design came from - the angel Genie writing the Constitution.
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I don't think so - looks like post mint damage.
Ya know, I could care less if the gold & silver markets go up down or sideways. But for the past 35 - 40 yrs there have been 2 camps on the...
The greatest of all values ;)
Even in XF it would only be worth about $35 - $40.
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