I suppose if it's "an expensive filler," I could sell it for scrap. That would be somewhere around $85. Given that @Insider is opposed to net...
I am glad this coin has not fallen apart after 168 years. I agree that the planchet issue is probably a pre-strike lamination, but to listen him...
A bit of damage in just the right place to make it an 1853-O, micro mint mark variety. :shame:
I think it’s over graded as a VF-30.
Yes, the 1839-O quarter eagle is a great example. Did you know that are large number of them were struck with the dies rotated in the medal, not...
The reason I used the word "usually" is that the blob of metal is "usually" confined to the edge of the of the coin. It always starts on the edge...
The planchet making function was done locally, and the Charlotte Mint had major issues, especially when the gold dollar diameter was increased...
I can see the "ED" being as sharp as it is if the lamination was before the coin was struck. I can't see how it could be that sharp if the...
I wish they were make the half dollar in silver too. They should do it at these prices. There are only two modern half dollars in silver, the...
A cud is a blob of metal that results when a piece of the die, usually on the edge, breaks off. It is usually a lump a metal above the surface...
There have actually been quite a few 1794 half dollars coming to the market in recent years. I could swung a VF if I had wanted to do it, but it...
Here are examples of the real coins. I can't afford the half dollar or the dollar. Half Cent - There are several faces of Ms. Liberty on these...
Actually they could if there is a coin press on those sites. The trouble is it's harder (takes more pressure) to strike silver dollars than it is...
Why is the "ED" below the surface of the rest of coin and does not appear to be damaged? If those letters had been pushed in after the coin was...
That's okay, Please elaborate.
I was thinking attached cud when I bought the coin. I was thinking that somehow that part of the die pushed up instead of simply falling off the...
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Yes, I am an advanced collector, but no, I don't know all of the answers. I have learned many things on this forum. I think that the approach to...
I purchased this coin a number of years ago in a Heritage auction. I saw that there was something strange about the "ED" in "STATES" but bought...
The whole picture is weird because we all known that the devices on these coins are into the surface. Those photos make them look like they are...
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