Didn't need to. A large, circular mark, following the arc of the coin is a dead giveaway of counting wheel damage.
Ah, yeah, I forgot about the incredibly deceptive "double cast" technique. Sneaky.
Looks more like counting wheel damage.
5% of FMV or $25, whichever is higher. In this case, you'd be spending more than it costs to buy another coin on eBay just to have it certified...
Cast from what? Unless it already was dollar store jewelry, I don't know how you'd make a proper mold.
I would say it's pretty neutral in terms of eye appeal. I would not dip it.
One of mine is actually a coin from my birth year. :) The other two are double eagles.
If you have the Deluxe Edition, you don't need the other one, unless you want something more portable.
Not red enough to be a missing clad layer. You'd be seeing straight copper if that was the case. It looks like just one side of the coin toned....
Is it just me or is that thing not only crudely done, but it's in relief instead of incuse?
@NeonBlurb, the vending industry would be hunting you down with pitchforks. :) And I think 5 years is too often to change the designs. I'd like...
Have you tried ebay.de? I saw a few that were not insanely out of line with NGC's guide.
Why not give the BST forum (and/or corresponding forums at other major coin and currency sites) a try before you spend money getting it certified?
Matched sets of errors are so cool. :) One of the best I've seen was an ASE struck thru some kind of plastic. ASE errors are rare enough, but...
I'm not entirely sure that coin is either ancient or Indian. Does it have a reeded edge?
Much later than that, as I'm sure you know. Spanish and Spanish colonial silver was legal tender up until 1857 and probably circulated longer...
That's a cool set, with the serial number the same, but different years and FRBs. :) Do you specifically look for notes numbered 70077777 or...
That makes sense. :) I've never gotten close enough to the threshold in one go to make it worthwhile to do something like that. Also, most of my...
Maybe the sale was not on eBay. In any case, I would do what you're doing as well. Error seems the most likely cause of the confusion here,...
I agree. Coins are relatively hard to photograph. How many times have we seen people posting terrible photos in the "What's it worth?" forum,...
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