As I suspected based on your description - about 30 degrees. Sorry I cannot provide any definitive values because value is based primarily on the...
Then you have what is known as a rotated die error. These coins do sell for a premium over & above ordinary value for the grade - but it depends...
Howdy quartermania - Welcome to the Forum !! It really depends on what you mean by upside down. The normal method for striking US coinage is...
Something else neither of us yet considered Ian - the local engraver's privy mark. While the name of the local engraver is listed as unknown for...
Appears real to me - known as a clip. It happens when the planchet is punched out of a strip of coin metal and the punch overlaps the edge of the...
When PCI first started out their grading standards were quite consistent with the accepted standards and accurate grades were assigned. But not...
On the contrary Nd - we should all doubt each other when we believe we have conflicting information. Even in this age of the internet and...
I'm using the 3rd Edition - it shows the Engraver General as Jean Warren 1643-72 with his mark being a solid dot. It is also my understanding that...
We lived in caves for thousands of years - should that not have changed ? We have driven vehicles that poison our air & water - thus ourselves as...
I do believe you are correct Sylvester :cool:
Aint it amazin :D
Nahhh - I left that when I edited the message. The edit was in regard to the privy mark. According to Krause at least - Malbay's privy mark was a...
Hmmmm - my info says Malbay served from 1650 to 1654. There is no sign of an overstrike at all - 0. I have looked at many overstruck French...
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As a matter of fact I already did. I spoke to the Chairman of the committee this past Sat. and voiced my preference. Let's just say it involved a...
Picky, picky, picky :D They were US dollars of course - 2 Morgans & 1 Peace ;)
It is struck in .9170 silver with a weight of 13.5440 gm - ASW .3994 oz. and is approx 32 mm in diameter. As for what it cost - I gave three...
Well done Ian !! Out of - oh I'll guess 50 or 60 collectors who have looked at pics of this coin - YOU are the first !! I was beginning to lose...
Thanks Art, I'm a workin on it ;)
Ya see Roy - they aint ALL tarnished :D :D
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