So does that mean that you think all depictions of - Liberty, Columbia & Freedom all of whom are the Roman goddess Libertas; the blind goddess of...
If you find this so hard to believe clad, then perhaps you should read the Koran sometime - "ALLAH is HE besides Whom there is none worthy of...
So would you have a problem if there was a statue of Jesus on our Capitol building ?
Really ? So no one still worships these ancient gods ? There is information to the contrary if you care to look it up.
It is supposed to be an 8 reales from the Mexico City mint, struck under Philip V between 1700 and1724. The weight is light from what it should...
If you'd post a pic, or tell me what coin it is on, I might be able to identify it for you. And are you sure that it is a mint mark and not a...
Another beauty ! :thumb: You keep this up and NGC may soon decide to start charging you for web space :D
Now let me try something a little bit different, let's put the shoe on the other foot. And thanks to Marhsall for the idea. For all of those...
I can show you some references, try reading what you find at the following link. Oh, and by the way, there are still those who object to it today....
Ahhh - so I'm being arrogant by stating something that is true. Well, if that's the case then I guess I am arrogant. I freely admit that the...
There is one thing that has not been brought up in this thread. And for those that don't know what copper spots look like, it could be confusing....
No, not somtimes. They do it all the time. What you have to always remember is that nobody, and I mean nobody, not the TPG graders, not the...
None of the links so far posted list all the mint marks. In fact the only one that even list any of them is the Mel Fisher site and it only lists...
Possibly, but if I was a bettin man, and I am, I'd bet it was clipped.
Sorry Mike, but the establishment clause says absolutely nothing about the separation of church and state. That is merely your personal...
And, as picky as the TPGs are being about toning now a days, if it was AT, they wouldn't have been slabbed. And all coins on Teletrade are slabbed.
That is exactly why, which is evidenced by the opposite sides of the two coins being toned.
Don't misunderstand, there have been no grading standards published since 1987 that were not based on market grading. Even the ANA uses market...
It depends on the coin. For some half of the luster must be present for XF45, partial for XF40. For others, partial for XF45 and traces for XF40....
I haven't seen one in more years than I can remember, but they used to have them for all of the coins. The ones for the dimes were a booger to get...
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