I believe the striations on the obv. are "drawing marks," left when the planchet strip was pulled through the opening in the drawing bench to even...
I looked up completed listings under that seller, using the advanced search feature.
the 2 77's and one of the 75's sold for $79 each. The others didn't sell.
purty cool, Toad. I like how the reverse says 1 do-ar. very folksy, kind of like the early coppers!
Terrible, angled photos, and to what purpose? IMO, to conceal defects and/or evidence of forgery. This is one of the most heavily faked US coins,...
I forgot to add that the 'gashed shield' fake is used with a variety of different dates too. Beware!
This fake is the commonly seen 'gashed shield' type which pops up repeatedly on ebay. In this case, the coin is lit so that you can see all the...
What struck me about the 2 1875s was that they have terrible dentils. The 1877s looked better, but then I realized that the tips of the LIBERTY...
And that Stack's coin was purchased unattributed from a Chicago coin store.. bet the owner felt great when he got his copy of Coin World and it...
Umm, not as scarce??(whimper) Breen 1310, I think. "Close date, at least 28vars., Many in mint state from the Bank of New York keg" (but not this...
That's a really pretty coin, and what a find from circulation! I'd probably hold onto it forever!
Well, my fugio arrived the other day and I like it! It is the 'STATES UNITED' kind and looks to be one of the more common types, according to...
Ignore for a moment that this is a Chinese seller, but look at his coins. 4 Trade dollars and one Morgan, I don't know about the Morgan, but I...
That coin is a real work of art, thanks for posting it!
Hi, I hope I'm not butting in, but in my opinion that is a very poor quality cast fake.
I need to update. When I started collecting, all of 2 years ago, I bought this book and it has probably saved me a few thousand dollars. Well...
Personally, I think the Gobrecht flying eagle design is the best eagle design of the 19th century. For now, I have to be content with the flying...
the one on the right looks like it was a button at one time.
A nice example of a cast fake. You see fewer of these on eBay now, the fakes seem to be getting better. I find that the dentils are the most...
You can file a complaint with Paypal, if you used them and are within their time frame. You also can use your credit card company if you paid that...
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