You're more than welcome to - I love a good discussion :thumb: One thing I didn't mention though, I collected these coins for over 30 yrs and...
They look like video arcade tokens to me.
I gotta say that based on the pics it looks like an ordinary Indian Head cent to me. Granted it looks like somebody has polished it up with a...
Just curious, what was the code on the body bag ? You say you tell the dealers it is fake - there's quite a difference between a fake and a...
It has to do with strike quality. The '45-P is the absolute hardest coin there is in the series to find a well struck example.
Fair enough - The Milled Columnarios Of Central And South America by Frank F. Gilboy. Now you're probably going to tell me that this book only...
The areas I am seeing them are in the armor & legends on the obverse, on the reverse I see them mainly in the fields and columns.
Howdy Marius - Welcome to the Forum !! There are many things this could be, but we either need pics or a better description. Can you list the...
You could be right, but it also may be because collectors have hammering them to do so since the series began - and they finally decided to listen...
As you say, the assayer's mark is a dead give-away. I've even seen these with wrong King's name. Lesson is don't overlook the very obvious ;)
That is true of the pillar and wave series - depending on date and mint even that rule varies - but not of the portrait series.
They were pretty exact. These are the tolerances - maximum - 27.2638 grams minimum - 26.8646 grams Any coin above or below those weight...
Howdy Grimm - Welcome to the Forum !! What you have is known as a "good for token" minted and issued by a private enterprise - it is not a...
For whatever it is worth, original sets always sell for more than sets in aftermarket holders.
That's easy, numismatic value is determined by subtracting intrinsic value from total value. Total value is determined by averaging realized...
Dealer asking prices are typically the highest you'll ever see, and they can differ by as much as 50% from one dealer to the next. No, dealer...
Last time one was sold was in '03, and that went for over $10k.
Why would they do what - body bag it ? They would do it because they don't slab damaged coins. Look at the marks I indicated - those aren't bag...
I'd still like to know if any of the Bust half books specifically mention this wrinkle, depression or whatever it is. I can't believe that such an...
There's more than one, but one is more than enough ;)
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