It's poorly made cast copy.
Your comment might apply - they did make platinum counterfits. Weighing the item would go a long ways in determining this - so would testing it...
Isn't that a prerequisite to being a coin collector ? :D
You've got a couple there that the pics are such I can't make out the coins really - so I can't offer much help with identifying them. But most of...
That's a type 1. The type 2 had the thinner letters. Do a search here on CT for Type 2 Ike - you'll find several threads with additional info...
You've got the makins of quite a collection going there ;) Nothing valuable really, but some pretty neat coins all the same. The Peace dollar and...
Part of the reason is lower mintage numbers - another part is that some years are known for having gem coins in the sets. People buy them, crack...
You only think it's hard - it's not really. Just takes a little practice. Hey - if I can do it - ANYBODY can ;)
Easy - they cherry pick the gems out of the sets and submit them for grading. Then they sell the culls.
You need what is called a macro lens - ask about them at your camera shop.
Cool - :cool: Great coin - Congrats !! But you gonna have to figure out the pics on this one yourself kiddo :eek:
Yup - and raxafarian beat bofus :D I could be doin better - kinda bummed after the Eliasberg auction :(
They're buying the pedigree - just like I was trying to do. It was the single greatest collection in the world. I would have liked to own a small...
Howdy Juliette - Welcome to the Forum !! The coin you are asking about is not French - it's Austrian, and it should be made of gold if genuine....
The Proof version of the Ocean View nickels was released in the Proof sets. That's why they have them to sell - they broke the coins out of the...
Well I'll tell ya - I pretty much bid double the estimates for the coins I bid on. I was still low by 100 - 400%. :(
Second lowest mintage of the silver nickels ;)
Well it wasn't current mint products I had in mind - I would expect those will stay pretty much where they are.
Well if nothing else you reminded me of something I forgot - I should have included British coinage as well ;)
Anything issued by the US Mint from 1792 to date. When ? - this year.
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