Frank - As often happens when I discuss errors I make mistakes, especially in the terminology. One of these days I may even learn enough to...
You nailed it Bart :thumb:
The '55 DDO is a good choice for a comparison Carl since it's one of the most well known. They've given a name to the mechanically doubled version...
You might want to note that the prices listed in CDN for unc common date rolls of nickels are based on numismatic value - not bullion value.
Easy, weigh them.
It's absolutely true, especially for high grade examples or Proofs. Many a coin has been harmed by being improperly stored in inexpensive holders....
Howdy rellik - Welcome to the Forum !! You might be able to in the Virgin Islands, where it is or was legal tender. There's a difference...
One word of note Dano, the cardboard 2x2's also produce dust. And it's cardboard dust which can scratch the surface of the coins.
I'm not saying it doesn't ruin them, just that they can be shrunk. Click Here I'm also not suggesting that the coins in this ebay spot were...
Even the LIBERTY is quite different. On your coin the letters have been "pushed" to the top, above the underlying legend. On the DDO the second...
I have to agree with you tcore. But money is a great motivator and some folks have no scruples nor integrity. Sadly, that's the world we live in.
On the Frankie - look at the area between the E in AMERICA and all across the coin to the N in UNITED up to the top of the bell hanger - see the...
If he has bags of them mixed together then he has what is known as junk silver. You can buy bags of it anytime you want and as many bags as you...
zane - wear doesn't always just show up on the high points. Take another look at the tips of the feathers, the shoulder of the wing and the head....
Andrew - Would you also be surprised if I told you that you can take any coin you choose and shrink it ? Yes shrink it, make it much smaller...
Everything you ever wanted to know about the 1876 Trade Dollar from the King of Trade Dollar collectors - Click Here Just in case you haven't...
LOL !! - you're killin me here. You probably sell more coins than half the dealers out there. And besides, you should just take a job at NGC and...
Date readable doesn't mean readable by using magnification - it means being able to read the date with the naked eye.
How ? Easy, use photo software. You can make a picture look like anything you want. And why ? - to try and get somebody to buy it by thinking it...
The harm is that there some dates where you can tell what the date actually was even without being able to see it because of the die...
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