Well based on his article he is presupposing that he has seen every Peace dollar out there. Just because somebody, even David Hall, hasn't seen...
OK - back to the chop mark. If one were to check the rarity census for chop marked coins what you would find is that it is extremely rare to find...
BNB I think your instincts were working, learn to trust them. Even if you don't know why, when they perk up and say something is wrong - then walk...
The die preparation was different and the pressure was different. The surfaces of a Peace dollar are unlike pretty much any other coin we have....
Yes, the S is the mint mark. The P and A are assayer marks.
Yeah, I know. I also understand the why behind those responses because I was your age once myself and I can remember doing similar things. Didn't...
Fair enough, but that indicates to me that you don't know what chop marks are. Chop marks are a mark punched into the surface of a coin by a...
I'm not either. But I am saying what I am saying to HELP YOU ! Even my last comment. I am not now nor have I ever tried to criticize you. I do...
Can't say as I blame you, don't like chop marks myself. But an ugly turn-off is not reason to think a coin is fake. Now realize, I am not saying...
With all due respect BNB - then you still should have asked the qurestions and exercised some patience until you DID have the money. So please,...
It will not harm your scanner at all. I have scanned hundreds and hundreds of coins. It does create a little work for you though. For once...
Not to make it worse or anything, but people have been doing that since the coins were issued. I did it myself in 1999. Now, learn from this....
When trying to post pics from PhotoBucket you have to use the Insert Image icon (it's that little square yellow icon with what looks like 2...
Well I have little respect for David Hall, but I think you first, or he has to rather, define rainbow toned. Does it mean one that is toned...
If you plan to turn around and sell right away, then yeah it probably is worth the risk. But if you don't - then it is not. The reason it is not...
What makes you think it might be ?
No, the Fed is not required to do anything of the kind. They can ship whatever they want. Matter of fact, the new quarter program is in danger of...
Portrait coins were not produced by any of the colonial mints until 1772. Popayan did not even produce coins until the 1750's. And even then it...
I dunno. Gold was illegal to own, except in numismatic form, for what 40 some years ? And it stayed pretty dang cheap all of that time. And then some.
Many of the Bust half dollars and some of the gold coins cannot be attributed without seeing the edge also. They came up with this slab design...
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