Before one can run, one needs to learn how to walk ;) But I do agree with your comment, it's not always easy. But with experience the same...
The design change was made in the hub so I doubt those rumors will be proved.
The '57 and '58 both had large stars on the obverse.
It is a medal struck to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution. For value, you'll have to ask someone else.
He is talking about the cheek of the face on the coin being relatively mark free.
No, the only thing NCS can do is clean a coin. They cannot undo anything.
That's a misleading statement stainless. The reason a person would look at the high points first is because the is the most likely place to find...
These coins were made of almost pure gold so laminations were quite rare. So I assume that you are asking what the value would be for a cracked or...
Flooring ? I don't see any flooring. For that matter don't have a basement either :D I've lived in the same apartment for over 21 years.
Those dies were not confiscated, they are merely 1 pic of a counterfeiter in actual operation. Here is some product -
Fair enough on the berries. The rest of the coin does not match though IMO and I stand by it. Wouldn't be the first time I was wrong, won't be the...
I did compare them Toad, your coin has 8 berries - the genuine coin has 9. That is the easiest diagnostic to see.
Yes there is more than 1 type. As would be expected they are known as Good For tokens. They were issued by numerous stores and merchants and in...
Toad I am far from an expert on early US coins but I do have eyes. Look at the design closely, count the hair curls, their shape and placement....
I dunno Toad, I suspect it is not genuine.
I have posted pics of it so many times that I figure most folks are tired of it by now. But then I forget, not everyone has been around here all...
Not so long ago, back in April I believe, there was a discussion about how sophisticated the Chinese counterfeiting had become with quite a few...
It's quite simple really, there is little demand over there. In fact, outside the US, mintages for such coins are almost always very small....
That's correct Bone, but gold coins were very seldom if ever cut into pieces. I've never heard of it being done at all as a matter of fact. The...
A coin is always graded by its worst side. If the obv is a 65 and the rev a 63 - the coin is a 63.
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