Now the other part of your question. I copied the pic of the original coin in question, enlarged it 50% and brightened the image for illustration...
It's not a question of wear in this case, it's a question of strike. The '21 Peace dollar was a high relief coin, much higher in fact than even...
To be quite honest - I don't know. I have not examined enough of them to say.
Your best bet would be to buy a slabbed coin as you are not going to find many raw '69 DCAM half dollars. The vast majority of these coins will...
Howdy Bill - Welcome to the Forum !! There is another way - email the pics to me and I will post them for you ;) gdjmsp@qwest.net
As a general rule most of the numismatic community considers the coins graded by NTC to be grossly over-graded - anywhere from to 2 to 5 grades...
While different, this jeton is similar to the one one in this thread - CLICK HERE for a possible explanation.
THAT was a great story !! If nothing else, you should try your hand at writing. As for coins - I've walked down the path you're on, I didn't much...
Now ya gotta remember Dave - that's a secret :D
Sorry Willie - no silver. It's nickel/brass :(
All too many people think grade rarity is a phenomena associated with modern coins only - but it isn't at all. Grade rarity exist with coins of...
That depends on the quality of the "average" set. But if the average set has the full satin finish on all the coins - then it would naturally be...
I think it's great !! But rather than give the boy the full set - give him the albums and just plug a few holes. He'll spend the next few weeks...
I certainly understand your comments - but it's a bit more complicated than just considering the mintage and/or populations. When it comes to...
While I believe the coin is MS, it is also very weakly struck and slightly off center. I think NGC over-graded this one.
The first person to answer said they were temple tokens from India.
The coin is known as a 2 Bolivares - it was issued by Venezuela. It is worth about $3.
Well Ruben, that's why they make chocolate and vanilla. And then they make stuff like pistachio - for those of a different mind. But it's all good...
Perfect no, but a well centered coin is a part of it. It's been considered as being important since the idea of grading began in the 1800's. I've...
Yes - that's the idea. Picking up luster in a pic requires an angle - the same way you can see the cartwheel effect when you turn a coin in the...
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