If I saw it at a show I would not believe its authentic. The poor quality of the fields and rims make it look like some kind of poorer quality...
I bought a few at the coin show yesterday for $1.50 each. I guess my little copper stash would be the wheat bags sitting in the closet, ticking...
Yes, many believe in outreach. However, every single organization who works on such outreach use the same tired, clichéd, and erroneous reasons to...
Yeah, but the problem with that argument is I have been hearing it forever. Heck, in the 70's when I was a child collector people were all saying...
In my mind, its not the proliferation of designs that will kill off coin collecting. I think its the lowering of, or cheapening, of production...
Or any standard book on British coinage will give you a start. Is it Concraft that publishes yearly British coin book? Spink? I apologize if I am...
I think a picture would help sir, and examine the cellophane around the nickel carefully. I have never heard of this error personally.
I agree even lower graded coins can and are faked, this looks like a lot of damaged coins. The 184X expecially has just been clobbered into...
I would say both in the AU53ish range.
Are you sure its an official mint set, and not an aftermarket set?
Well I am not an expert in these, just been around them for 35 years. I would like to see what real experts in these say.
Actually, after posting the second one, BOTH dates look wrong. I wonder if they are fakes now.
Me too. My bad. :(
Yeah, I see it in Jeff's pic, but not the OP's pic. Whew, that is pretty danged atrocious looking. The sad part is to think of how many of these...
I wonder if the fake Morgans have the word COPY as required by law on them?
I would say 40, possibly cleaned, and wonder why someone spent the money to slab it, (or am I just a jerk?)
OP, if the seller wants a data point, you can tell him I paid a touch less than $1 over spot for 180 WL halves a couple of months ago, but those...
You know, I have no issue with people like collecting other things. Any hobby that brings enjoyment is great. Having said that......eh,...
He is asking $7.50, the estate selling to the seller wants $7. I agree with EagleEyez, too high a premium if there is not any numismatically...
John, was the eagle on the Aretas IV a commemorative issue like the standing figure coins were? They seem quite a but rarer than the portrait coins.
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