Sure they have. They don't use the same guys who grade the US coins to grade the hammered coins. They use people who are recognized experts on...
Depends on the facts you're talkin about I guess. Are there coins like this struck on sintered planchets that are called Black Beauties - Yup,...
You are correct in your thinking. The inner coins were much less likely to tone. But still some did. The Proof of this is quite simple, look at...
Exactly what rules Siggi ? Be specific. As I have said, it doesn't matter if the coin is hammered, minted with roller dies, or minted in a...
It is, Mike Diamond has discussd this before - it's caused by die erosion.
I have read of these coins before, 4 Proofs struck in Denver. And no, they were not the Zerbe or Chapman coins. Mintage for those is estimated in...
I suspect it was because of the planchet quality. I toyed with the idea of saying the coin was detail graded, but couldn't really come up with a...
When picking coins appearance is everything to me. And based on those pics the '28 wins hands down, up, over and sideways !
Siggi - your logic is flawed. There are many, many, many coins where not 1 single example of an MS70 even exist. In fact, for the vast mjority of...
Yes it is possible it is geuine, but it is not probable. Post pictures of the coin, close-up and in focus and then maybe can help you determine if...
That's because there are so few of them. Think about it. There are 1000 coins in each bag. Maybe 10%, 100, of those coins can be touching the bag...
Well Siggi I just showed you quite a few exampls of hammered coins where the 70 point system does work. So I'm a bit confused as to why you still...
Bit of a correction here, the coins did not have to come into contact with the bag to tone. Some did contact the bag and some did not - yet both...
So, as you can see, there is no great secret to grading hammered coinage and using the same numerical system that is used for modern coins. The...
Here is another to compare. The first coin is in AU58 condition, the 2nd of the same date is in low XF condition.
Now I could go on posting pictures of uncirculated hammered coins all day, but if you wish to see more just look at those posted by silvereagle82...
Here is a picture of one of the very first coins minted in North America. This coin was struck in the actual home of Hernan Cortez in 1542. It is...
Now it is very easy to see just by looking at those coins that they are indeed uncirculated. For example, here is a picture of anothr Venetian...
Here's another -
You are 100% wrong on that count. There are literally thousands and thousands of hammered coins that are uncirculated. Here's a couple that I used...
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