A while back, PCGS came out with a new slab with a really cool feature - tap the slab with your phone, and it brings up the PCGS verification page...
1819: VF-35 1823: AU-50 (but I like it better at 45). Great doubling on the profile!
I think one of the biggest things I don't like about this coin, and several of the dollar coins you posted in a recent thread, is the "mushiness"...
I'll be honest, I'm less familiar with this type. @johnmilton will be more capable here.
I've never seen a fake with convincing Longacre Doubling like your 1887 has. Unfortunately, it might be "guilty by association" with the others.
After looking at them more, I have doubts about the 1854 as well.
The 84S is definitely a rim ding, classic presentation. The 99 is a (very small) cud.
Yes. It depends on how exactly the fake was made. Die clashes are incredibly common on gold dollars. If they used a genuine dollar with a clash as...
There are at least 12 different areas on this coin that signal red flags. And the more I look at it, it the more I see. The fact that there is a...
The 1855 is fake, for sure. The others look good at first glance.
I just bought 3 rolls of quarters below spot... Couldn't believe it. Guy had a sign with current spot prices, but was running a special on...
Not sure where you got that from, but that's the cost for *1* gram, not 100
I've seen numbers more like $120,000 per ounce ;) But, back to the point of your thread - watching silver yesterday was an exciting experience....
3 weeks later... how is everyone feeling? Been some big changes....
I really dislike when the holder has a code on it and I have to ask the price. I really prefer when the price is clearly displayed (doesn't even...
I've no information, but her face, and particularly her mouth, is absolutely terrifying.
I really should get more into South Carolina numismatic and philatelic history. It is so rich and diverse.
Look at the logo upside down on the reverse. It is a Genie Lamp. Used to be the logo of ANACS when it was owned by ANA.
Yes. New Orleans mint especially was notorious for their weak strikes. This looks typical of their product.
Ah, have we moved to commemoratives? Cincinnati, NGC MS-64PL, ex Bagne. Pop 2/0 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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