I don't really know much about them, but they look fake to me.
Don't remove the copper spots. Those spots are not distracting. The orangey color shows the coin is original. Minor copper areas like that are...
The bull design looks quite modern. Never would have guessed 1736. Cool coin!
The same rules apply for hammered coinage as with anything else: 1. Buy the book first. 2. Stick to certified coinage until you know what you...
The list of winners was just announced. I always look forward to seeing this list, and spending an afternoon flipping through the remarkable sets....
The original post was all I had to go off, so I was asking the question about what this book's purpose is. Now that the author has explained it,...
Very interesting update, thanks for the info! I keep looking for one, but I haven't cherried one yet. I'm sure more are out there!
Strike. Luster. Wear. Eye Appeal. Surface Preservation. If you understand these 5 basic building blocks, you will be able to grade any coin. In...
While I agree with you, and I wouldn't personally buy this coin, I've seen textile toners go for absolutely insane amounts. Hence the high guess....
I'm at $800 on the textile beauty.
Yup, that is definitely machine doubling. When the entire profile exhibits the doubling, as you show, it is most likely machine doubling. Look at...
I got flashbacks just looking at the title, Lehigh. Thanks, now I need another glass of bourbon!
I was going to ask about the single squeeze method, haha. To my understanding, there is a lot of similarity between the Class VIII and the single...
I hadn't heard the witch pieces before, so I did a little more digging. The small size shillings were indeed struck on a screw press (I didn't...
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I see a lot of scratches from a heavy polish. I don't see any die cracks, and I don't see any doubling. Not sure what you're smoking, but pass...
I don't see any doubling, but you're not going to be able to see it with those pictures. There is one DDR listed for Hayes. These don't really...
I do not think that is a proof. Can you take a picture of the obverse (the heads side)?
$450
If the thread turned political, I didn't see it. The last time I looked at it, it was a discussion of challenge coins and their function. There...
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