The last circulation issues of the half sovereign were struck in 1915 in London, and 1918 in Perth, during the reign of George V. The Perth Mint...
Color could easily just be the pictures. But with the damage that coin has I would not even consider buying it.
I have no doubt your coin is genuine, it's just a problem coin due to the corrosion.
If the coin is really made of gold its value would be the gold content. The coin is a fake.
Yeah, those missing cardboard holders may have lost you several thousand dollars. You see, in the original packaging those Mint Sets are downright...
Nor should you have any idea what they are worth, for several reasons. 1 - you have no idea how to grade the coins yourself. 2 - you have no idea...
Only if the wear is extreme. As for heavier than normal, yeah that's been done too. There are plenty of fake Morgans with a higher weight and a...
The coin is not a Proof as there were no Proofs in 1965. Nor would the coin being in the pliofilm prove it an SMS coin either as the Mint Sets for...
I suspect that the reason this coin is low is because it has suffered corrosion from being in the ground. That will cause any coin to loose...
What Tomaska is telling you is that if you truly want a well struck coin that you should ignore the special designation FBL for not all FBL coins...
That's because they are palm trees. Believe it or not some species of palm trees grow all over Washington DC and surrounding areas.
Another excellent post Jason :thumb: I would make 2 minor additions to your comments, only for the sake of understanding. One is to this...
Every coin there is has been counterfeited at one time or another. You have to remember that the single biggest reason for a counterfeit coin was...
As a general rule the tolerance level is plus or minus 1%. So with 12.5gm as the base that gives you a spread of 12.375 to 12.625. That said, if a...
Proof Like at one time but no longer.
With one side being completely flat it sounds more like a medalion than a coin.
Tell where you want it and I'll move it there ;)
That's kind of the point that Matt was trying to make. If you have the experience you pretty well do know what will happen if you dip a given coin...
Not sure I see the conection between your comments and the topic of this thread. Are you suggesting that modern unplated zinc cents are worthless...
As I told you when I viewed the coin in person, I couldn't really see any signs of tooling. That doesn't mean there aren't any though because as I...
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