To the best of my knowledge - there have been no circulation type coins graded as MS70 by NGC, PCGS or ANACS. It may be possible that ICG has...
Only a guess - but I suppose it could be a die clash.
It's not negativity that you hear in my words Andy - it's caution. I urge caution for those collectors who lack the experience to judge if a coin...
Well since Josh and Ben do often sell their wares on ebay - you can get the very same level of trust as you do in their shop or their on-line web...
Not really that unusual - the mint mark, being so small to begin with, when the die begins to wear out it often suffers die chips. These are just...
No Andy it isn't easy - it never has been. From the dawn of time there have been those who would seek to take advantage of another. There always...
Howdy Jay - Welcome to the Forum !! I'm afraid that based on the pics, anyone is going to have a hard time either grading that coin or even...
Howdy Jack - Welcome to the Forum !! The '43 nickel you refer to was not struck by the US Mint but was a counterfeit produced in somewhat large...
Let me say this about ebay - NO ONE can ever cheat you or take advantage of you - unless YOU let them. Doesn't make sense you say ? It certainly...
Art - I think the point you are missing here is that the local currency being referred to is not counterfeit. In order for a coin or note to be...
There are scams - and there are scams. And then we have this guy - Avram C. Freedberg
I don't know that it really matters that much. Most grading companies only use the value to determine the pricing tier you pay for. And most tiers...
Another nice coin ziggy !! And don't worry about the guy still stuck in the black & white world :D There's tarnish :( - and then there's...
The phrygian cap was used in ancient times on artwork to identify Paris the Trojan hero as a non-Greek. And of course even before that just as...
Without in hand examination, or at the very least pics - no - there is no way to explain it. It could literally have been done by almost anything....
I dunno - it sounds like damage done after leaving the mint to me.
The first thing to do would be to accurately measure & weigh the coin. If those numbers are correct - 8.3870 gm and 21.5 mm - then you can...
Hey Ed - how about just for giggles you try a little experiment for me. Set up a light in front of a white background - then use a light meter to...
I can only conclude that the coin is a fake. First of all - there were no such coins of this type struck in 1820. And there were none struck after...
Based on the pic I'm not sure I understand your question. The quarter looks quite normal in the pic. The area around United States looks dark -...
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