Like the new avatar there Cloud :thumb: Argggg :D
It appears to be mechanical doubling.
More like a crash on takeoff - from the mint press that is. Mike or another may correct me, but if remember correctly it can caused by a couple of...
Bad money driving out good is something that governments have known since practically the dawn of time. But Gresham was the first one to actually...
ANACS has a pop report - of the printed variety though. All you have to do is ask for it and pay the fee.
I would say MS64 for the same reasons already noted.
The '81-S is well known for being found in gem condition. The coins are almost always fully struck with great luster and wonderful eye appeal. The...
A word of friendly advice about coin pics - when you crop them, do so in such a manner that all of the coin is visible in the pic. Don't cut off...
Tell ya what mdr - I understand why you presented the pics that way to illustrate the luster, now show us one of the coin taken straight on. Don't...
The mint does not keep the info secret, they just don't publish it on their web site. As was stated, they release weekly updates to the coin mags....
Not long ago there was a lot of 5 Aussie Proof sets - '70 thru '74 - being offered for $79.00 - there were no takers. That indicates to me that...
Netherlands issue - slabbed by NGC.
Thanks gx :thumb: That's a lot more info than I was ever able to figure out - best I could do was discover the differences in the arrows and the...
That's part of it, the other part for me is that the coin on the right has suffered more dings and gouges - it just looks more beat up on the obverse.
Pics aren't the best for this but I'll hazard a guess at AU55 - $180 to $190.
If a coin is dipped properly you can't detect it 15 minutes later let alone 15 yrs later. Dipping a coin does not always harm the coin to the...
No there is not, it is something I discovered on my own the last time this question came up.
Looks like I'm the only dissenter - I'd say the left coin is the better of the two. The coin on the right has a slightly better reverse, but it...
The mintage of the Netherlands issue was quite low while the Russian issue was huge - about 24 million if memory serves. I figured out once how to...
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