When I started collecting about 12 years ago, I bought a number of raw coins from advertisers in Coin World. A number of these advertised as BU...
Great looking coin with nice patina and a lot of luster. AU58?
around 10 years ago, I bought a group of 3 common CC Morgans (82-84) from one of the big Coin World dealer/advertisers (you know, the ones who...
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I think there are several "post your Walker" threads, but you know what? I don't think you can have too many Walkers or too many Walker threads!...
Man, that's a great looking coin. AU58?
That looks like active corrosion, and I wouldn't go near it if I were shopping for an inexpensive 77 to fill a hole, say. I think it makes sense...
Schenkman's reference lists the copper as scarce, and the silver as "very rare," so no surprise what the ask is . I'm happy with my copper...
What's wrong with it? Nothing that I can see other than being fake. It should have XF details throughout but the eagle's head looks like Play-Doh...
Paddy54 I had no idea. thanks for pointing that out to me. You have amazing eyes!
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MS64, from the Richmond Coin show, the first show I have been to since 2019. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Link to the blog since I couldn't post the pics: scroll down a ways to find the coin. https://www.seateddimevarieties.com/DailyBlog.htm
Great news! Another story: Gerry Fortin reported a 3$ gold piece stole from a USPS express mail package on its way to a client in Cali. All...
thanks for starting the thread, Tamaracian, and posting the comparison photos. I've never thought that GC used deceptive photo techniques, just...
I'm surprised such a valuable package was shipped FedEx rather than registered mail.
I'm no expert on these, but I do see something to the right of the lower loop of the 8, maybe the belly of a 5?
Here you go..https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-do-you-spot-fake-trade-dollars-anyway.63695/
Not that I know of. Joe Kirchgesser (?sp) is working on a definitive reference work on trade dollars that I expect will cover pretty much...
mintage about 700k, and most shipped to China, where most of them were melted.
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