Facts ? You dare to say you are posting facts based on a picture ? Now you're gonna get me laughin again :rolleyes: What you have been posting...
To my knowledge they no longer use the silver sorters. People find silver halves all the time. And could get a mix of anything or nothing but clad...
LOL !!! Gimme a break, I haven't laughed that hard in a long time !
It's a 1/2 kronenthaler from the Austrian Netherlands. Value in that condition is about $50.
As was reported, the latest update to the forum software no longer supports the TOTW thingie. Sorry bout that. It's my initials - thought...
Whistle away - there is also a large difference between frost breaks and wear. If you think the coin is MS, fine by me. But IMO it is not.
Sad to hear to as well, he was a member here some years back.
I thought it was pretty clear - The way you make these nominations will be for you, the members, to send me a PM with a link to that specific...
It's not just the reed marks, it's the rim ding too. You cannot compare an O mint coin to an S mint coin. They are two entirely different animals.
It's not that unusual to find RB copper from that time period. The one pictured below for example, it's NGC MS65 RB. I paid $139 for that coin 6...
Blow the picture up to its full size. On the obv - look at the hair, the stars and the legends. All show breaks in the luster - light wear. On the...
Genuine countermarks, those done by a monetary authority or govt., are definitely gradeable. But this one, the RF, it should not be given the info...
It might or it might not. It would depend on if the grading standards had loosened or if the eye appeal of the coin had changed enough that the...
OK - here's why I would say it is not. To me, the difference between conservation and dipping is - - that with conservation you retain the...
It's not that it requires unusual expertise, but it does require a certain level of expertise. As I have always said, anybody can dip the coin,...
Well I'll tell ya what guys. Between these two posts you guys have given me an idea. And with it I can revive an older idea of mine, The Clinker...
Oh I know that, and agree 100%. I have had personal experience with some that are considered to be among those with the best reputations of them...
As you mentioned, between the rim ding and the very heavy reed marks on the cheek the coin stands a good chance of being considered damaged and...
Good info cwt ! I managed to find some mention about store cards with an RF counterstamp when I was looking this one up, but based on the...
Not bad for an older guy Frank :D Good job :thumb:
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