I rarely see memorial cents in change anymore, much less nice ones.
Giant pandas are in the bear family Ursidae, but the animals most people think of as bears are specifically those in the genus Ursus, which does...
Don't forget the Bay Bridge half dollar. :) I don't have an image of mine or I'd post it here.
@cpm9ball: I didn't originally post the link because I didn't want to hijack the thread, but here it is:...
I've seen trinocular 7x-45x stereo zoom microscopes on eBay for $300. I wish I knew if the optics were good, because if they were, I'd jump on that.
That's a good point. My thought process when I have a slabbed coin in my hand (say MS63) is more along the lines of "Is this MS63 or better?"...
I think you need a good editor to sit down and go through this with you and mark things up. Also, as a minor nit, I don't think collecting junk...
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Those pictures aren't really good enough IMO to tell if they're real or fake. Not a huge risk at $40 above melt, since even fakes are typically...
This is literally what I was going to post. I won't touch an Indian quarter eagle raw unless it's from a reputable seller, and that goes double...
I checked out one of the videos that had a zoom of the date on a 2000 cent. It looked pretty good. Keep in mind, however, that you won't want to...
Err, VAM 1-B has a reverse die crack exactly like OP's coin, too.
Pennies.
Wouldn't this last one actually be an "eye crack"? *rimshot*
Based on the second set of pictures, I'd say you have an AU something and maybe MS. I can't really offer an opinion on authenticity. If genuine,...
Looks like you did a good job. I see a lot of nice patina and no areas of bare metal. As for attribution, I'm glad someone else stepped in,...
I like the PCGS coin. The toning shows off the cameo contrast better.
I don't hold that against them. Those are contemporary counterfeits that fooled literally everybody for ~100 years.
I agree with everybody else. These are 100% not worth the price. I don't go for "unsearched" lots, because I don't think there's been an...
Doesn't really look like a die crack to me. I'd say probably a scratch. Is it raised? If it is, it has to be a die break. If it's not, it's a...
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