From the photo, I see nothing special, but it's on a computer monitor. I can tell you, however, that it was made with a very early die, based on...
Which 1881 variety did you pick up? ... you said DD, but there are scores of 1881 dies that have some letters in the legend doubled. It's one of...
Yes, they are taking over the world. I can go for weeks without seeing anything Canadian, except "Post your ....."
With the exception of the 42-45 war years that used tombac and plate, ALL nickels from 1922-1950 were nickel and all are magnetic, as was the 1951...
I blew my right forarm out again yesterday in the finals of the Men's League Championships .. the same one that kept me out for 10 weeks earlier...
I co-wrote the Charlton variety section for the 2011 (65th edition) Victoria Cents with a couple other guys. Unfortunately, Bill Cross at...
Canadian large cents don't turn dark towards the edges. What you have is a chemical reation there where it has been handled or in a holder. PVC...
I would call and ask these folks: http://www.brooklyngallery.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?search=action&category=0093
I like Brooklyn Gallery of Coins and Stamps .. also a great place to get reference material
Mikey's my hero (and also a good friend). He's cleaned up the immediate horizon, but it's like killing ants ... where do they all come from?
Yes, if you are going to Panama, don't forget your pills.
The wrath of Mikey has caused them to change direction in the past (thru Paypal and then Ebay, first here on Ebay.ca and then for the US as well....
Wow! And to think that this dead horse gets beaten again and again every year. You'd think that red flags would slap you in the face every time...
Yes, it's an incomplete D. Grade is F-12/15 cleaned.
I have no problem with people making "replicas" of ancients, as long as "copy" or "replica" is molded as part of the die or casting. However, I...
I find this thread appalling, serving only to build the hype and popularity of saying that "fakes" are OK. In some countries, the guy would have...
As a collector of mainly Canadian Victoria Large Cents and Varieties, I have approx 9,000 and have never sent a single coin to a TPG. In my...
If you have a 14 MP camera, it should be crystal clear. Make sure that you are in macro or close-up mode (usually a flower icon) and then...
The Sheldon Scale was shoeboxed in to fit the "grading" of all US coins, not the primary 1793-1799 Cents and half cents that he specialized in....
I'd find a different dealer ... and try not to sell to dealers in general, unless you got a real bargain buy somewhere of something that you...
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