thanks for the info, folks. will contact pcgs. I'm familiar with the look of coins struck from rustED dies, this looks more like tiny 'growths.'...
While on the subject of altered coins.. I think I may have a coin with something applied to the surface. It is a 1911-s Barber half in an MS63...
The green spots are corrosion and there really isn't anything to be done to reverse it. I have heard that acetone can cause other problems on...
Terrible looking D mintmark.
great photos, gorgeous coin! I don't see any weakness in the strike. I would say MS65, but I think PCGS would say MS64. (disclaimer, not an...
appreciate DavidH for correcting me on eBay coin selling policy. I was in error. I don't feel comfortable outing this as a counterfeit based...
eBAy has said that they won't pull an auction for using stolen photos unless the photo owner complains to them. These things are proliferating on...
One more point about forgeries of early coin series: they will show characteristics of the original coin because they are transfer die forgeries...
Thanks for the additional information.
And I think the Hawaiian is an especially nice design.. stop me before I buy again!! My high school used to play E.C. Glass in football; that was...
about the CFE- general message The CFE is now a closed group, meaning you need to be invited to post there. This was done because the membership...
Nice find, budgood. I especially like the micro-closeups- how do you do that? microscope? thanks.
can't say much from the pictures. It is reportable for using a numeric grade in the description, since it is not in an anointed holder, even if it...
I decided to collect the Commems with a Virginia connection- turns out there are quite a few. Then I began to digress-- spotted a nice Au58...
Some of the whizzing pros are using a plastic brush to minimize the lines, I hear. Because whizzing actually displaces metal, you may observe a...
That's got to be unique!. I wonder if anybody's tried to emboss that one.
I keep this link: http://www.ebay.com/ccw in the toolbar and click on it after I copy the item #. The CCW (Coins Community Watch) is sporadic in...
From what I can see, the fields and cheek look very clean. I'll say MS65, and a great strike for an O.
What bothers me about this one is that for a coin in such a high grade the dentils and letters look so mushy. The surfaces also look porous from...
HI- just want to say that this is a great thread. I'm a moderator on the Coin Forgery eBay group and my interest is Trade Dollars. Can I post a...
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