Gary: You can always start a new thread! Good luck.
Do you mean that I don't have to write any more essays? Wow, and the last one took me two whole days. Thanks, and Happy Holidays to all.
Bruce (The Frank Group): You do realize that there are probably 700+ varieties of 1964 D rpms?
Thanks, Roy, I needed that!!!!!!! :thumb:
Liberty would not be present in a grade of good, that would be about $1 +.
Aprilva: Just a guess, the pictures are pretty bad, but as shimmy as it is it was probably treated with mercury. That would give a silvery...
just go to eaby and search for Trade Dollars, and ask the seller. :rolling:
Ben: Great question, about the education. Most of the 'experts' out there are (I believe) self taught, or worked for other authenticators or...
Yup, "Sal's Grading Service"!
Krasnaya Vityaz: I think that he was being techincal, since the first coins were dated 1847, for the "Hapa Haneli 1847" (or their equivalent of...
#9 would be hard to do, since my son is convinced that I was born in 1776! Collect a date set of a single type since the year of your birth.
Good luck, may you get a 70 for your New Year's collection!
It is very difficult to authenticate coins, and even experienced dealers and collectors make mistakes. Authentication is the major benefit for all.
Bonediger: Thanks for the contest. Interesting responses.
Esky: Nice find, and probably worth a nice premium. Grade? AG. There is wear into the rims on both the obverse and the reverse. Still a very...
Dime nut: Nice die cracks. I found a bunch of die cracks on some Roosies, 1964 I think, (I have to research the records to check) and they...
Freddy, they are referring to the dark spots on the obverse. I can't agree, without seeing either the coin in hand or a closeup of the areas....
John: The descriptions are so general that it would be impossible to use this as a standard for different series. For example, the...
Definately machine/strike doubling. That is caused when the die slips during the coining process. It causes a flat shelf-like appearance to...
post photos of both sides of the coin
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