It isn't - he is saying that if the shield is fully struck then the head should be too.
Normal ? No, but it does happen - epsecially when people open the cases. Best way to remove it is to use canned air - but you have to be...
Yes. Only sometimes.
Coin dies do have a key so that they can only be placed into the press in one way.
You can check - HERE - if you wish. You will find links to many, many errors and varieties but none of them are dedicated to just State Quarters -...
Andrey is correct, I wasn't implying the coin was from Austria in my post but I can see where it might have been taken that way. But to answer...
Read my post again Speedy - it is believed to be caused by the wash. A comment on grading coins with haze or milk spots - it definitely...
lawdog may well be correct, I was thinking the first one looked like a lamination error where the delaminated portion of the planchet got folded...
Sorry, there is not. There may be such a site, but if there is I am not aware of it.
It is, I've no idea why you are thinking this item is gold - it appears to be silver to me. It is a privately minted silver round with the design...
Yes that is correct, but that is not what is on these coins. As was said, this is haze - not milk spots ( another name for the whitish spots you...
Nice new addition. It's pretty unusual to see that much detail on the globes with the 2 reales :thumb:
I'd say VF25. As to its authenticity - if the die clashes I see on the obverse are any indication - it's real.
A bit off subject, but I think it is important enough to comment anyway. There is something that all of the members of Coin Talk need to...
I'd say 62 for a grade - not a clue what the VAM designation would do to the value.
Congrats on both counts :high5: Sure hope you manage to keep on posting Chris - I for one truly enjoy your participation and comments here on...
OK - and what would you say to me since I happen to agree with him ? Wait until I turn 75 ?:rolleyes:
There is a coin dealer on this forum by the name of tradernick - contact him privately by using the PM or email function. He'll probably be able...
A complete set almost always sells for less than the individual coins.
Dan - I would ask you this - why do you wish to buy bags of Mercs ? What do you hope to acomplish by doing so ? When you buy bags of coins,...
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