Lots of things can cause that, ammonia, bleach etc. There are any number of household chemicals that can turn coins black.
No, but it is the seller's fault for calling it a planchet error - which it obviously is not.
Those are much better. But you need to understand, just because it came from your family collection does not mean it is genuine. Many have been...
It is exactly that type of thinking that stops it from happening. People keep coming up with scenarios where they believe they will lose money....
Not on the coins - on the dies. And it is not done that way any longer. Now the mint mark is on the hub.
Simple, because the mint mark was added to each die by hand, sometimes more than once. Same reason.
They were - but then Congress changed its mind. You can probably blame that same guy for that too.
The $1 bill is a detriment because it cost us a fortune to make them. They last about 18 months at best while the $1 coin last approx 30 years. So...
I don't think so, I think it's just the pics. The coin is highly reflective as can be seen in the last pic - that's the guys skin you see...
Really hard to say for sure based on your pictures, they are too small. But that really looks more like a modern reproduction than a genuine coin....
Thanks but no thanks - I gotta be able to look at myself in the mirror in the morning. :D
If it wasn't for that hit in front of the ear I'd say it had a shot at 66PL. But since it does have it, it might be limited to 64. That's a pretty...
Oh c'mon now Dick, that can't be true. The seller has 100% feedback. All those buyers were happy so the coin must be a genuine error. Even if it...
What he said.
Yes, to everything you asked. There is no rule. PVC residue can accumulate on a coin in as little as a week or 20 years later. It can damage the...
Ya know, I paid way less than that for my sets. I had 6 of them. Think the most I paid for one was $69. Of course I sold them all later when I...
Not necessarily. Think about mechanical doubling, it's caused by a die bounce or a die shifting during the strike. And yet it typically occurs on...
Because some stupid idiot started up a campaign and petitioned the govt. to redesign our coins. He should probably be shot :rolleyes:
It's been dipped to death, then dipped one more time just to make sure it was dead.
Yeah, that's true right now. But they have already cut the mintage numbers by 65%. That means in 2009 they only minted 1/3 of the coins they...
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