Yes - it is usually due to wear.
It's not the close-ups I was after - I was curious if there was anything else on the coin. I know some folks like the close-up pics - but I seem...
That kinda depends on how you define valuable. Can you retire from it - not a chance. Can it be worth a few bucks - absolutely. But like with any...
You can get uncirculated coins in change from the grocery store - or anyplace else for that matter. The definition of an uncirculated coin is...
There is certainly one there - how about a pic of the whole coin ?
Yes - it is quite common, but not always so noticeable.
They are both about the same. But I would not recommend either of them, or any flip, for UNC or expensive coins.
Spider - Both of those chemicals can be found in many things in many different forms. So I don't know if there is a simple answer to your...
Well let's see - I started in 1960. But that makes me sooooooo old that I can't remember how to count that high :rolleyes:
Well - as with any other coin - the only way to spot fakes is to be familiar enough with the genuine items to recognize a fake when you see one....
$80 is the going rate - has been for a while now.
Send it back with a note saying unidentifiable ?? - aint gonna happen. They don't DO that. Send it back with a note saying counterfeit - now...
For anybody that purchases coins from an overseas seller there is a new issue to worry about - you may not get your coins as they may be siezed...
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If you are asking if I can personally - in most cases involving milled coinage, yes. If you are asking about cobs - no I cannot. But I do know...
baileyl - I moved your post over here to the World Forum - thought it might get a better response here. Here's one you could think about -...
You're right Bacchus, that SHOULD be how it works - unfortunately it doesn't. Spend enough time looking at enough coins and that soon becomes...
Yes Aidan we know that. I thought perhaps the original poster was reading the date wrong or perhaps it a coin with an altered date. That's why I...
Personally no - I have yet to see any book, newspaper or magazine that was even close to accurate - with one exception. You can use the Coin...
Thanks Aidan - guess it doesn't help solve the problem then.
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