More than likey it was the result of being struck with a clogged die - dirt/grease.
I don't buy from anyone any more as I no longer collect coins. But in the past I have bought from just about everyone. And there is no such thing...
What gives is that very few know anything about the coins to begin with, even fewer would have any idea about how to grade them.
Depends, which time period are we talking about ? One of the most popular is Coins of England and the United Kingdom by Spink. But it also depends...
They are a highly respected company.
No, they wouldn't. They don't care who does it, they just care that it was done properly (correctly). There are literally millions and millions of...
In the picture I posted (which was just a blow up of the original picture posted) - look at the edge of the coin. See the line going through the...
The same way you get any other job - you contact them and apply for it. They have tests that applicants take and if you pass and they want you...
It is a pointless number. All it signifies is what they think the maximum requests for that coin will be in any given year.
Looks like a fake to me -
You got it.
You can find answers to most of what you want to know about counterfeits right here - Counterfeits
Richie you just don't understand the terms. Mintage limit means that is the maximum number of coins that they would have produced that year no...
Longer than that, we keep posts back to 2002 when CT was founded.
They still do.
On Coin Talk - just use the advanced search feature, type in Clinker in the User Name box. It'll bring up every post Clinker ever made.
Look - HERE
They do it because they think the dip will improve the coin's appearance/grade. Often it was done with hazy Proofs - a hazy Proof coin would be...
Another nice addition :thumb:
Couldn't begin to tell you what they used, but the coins you are talking about were gold and that's a whole different game than copper or silver....
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