You can tell in part because of the crazy colors on low grade coins. But in general, copper develops a patina over time and that patina has a...
They are toned, but not what collectors are after. Those have been harshly cleaned in the past, stripped of patina to bear metal, and now that...
Just a note, the coin is not for sale at $45, that's it's current auction price. If real, and this is not my area, it will hammer much, much...
A cud is generally understood to include the rim, so that would not be a cud. That may be a die chip, although it looks like a scratch to me....
Remember that blank planchets have upturned rims. Generally the raised portion you see on a coin with a rim cud is the upturned portion not...
I would not be so quick to discount the coin. Am expert could confirm in hand, but there is nothing I see in the pictures which confirms it's not...
First off, very cool coin. It appears to be a cud to me, the edge on picture is helpful in showing the raised portion of the unstruck planchet....
So do we You have to pay extra for the error attribution. If you don't pay extra for it they will just grade it and you will not get the...
Look at the picture you posted. Can you see any detail on IN? If someone else posted that picture, would you be able to determine if anything...
Hadrian, 117 – 138 Sestertius 125-128, Æ 25.82 g. HADRIANVS – AVGVSTVS Laureate head r. Rev. COS – III Roma seated l. on cuirass, r. foot on...
Only possible with a defective planchet, the die could not be made with the interior of the devices incused and the outline of the exterior...
RIC-308. Laureate head of Domitian facing right; Reverse: Victory flying left with shield inscribed: "S P / Q R", "S C" at either side. Stacks...
100% damage, it's not about short changing yourself it's about ripping someone else off. Think thru the minting process, obverse and reverse die,...
OP said they found it in a box of pennies(sic), does not necessarily mean a $25 box from a bank... Op, there is no standard, you just guess, I...
Do you mean variety as in a coin minted from a specific obverse and reverse die combination? I would guess in that case it's possible.
I don't see any explicit signs that this is cast, so my vote is authentic. With that said, the obverse is a little mushy, and with the thick...
Why hasn't ebay shut this seller down?
Looks like a mint state 2015, the color you see is the luster produced when a coin is minted, but before it's been circulated enough to have...
The coin most certainly has damage and will not grade cleanly. A jeweller's perspective on damage is very different than a numismatic perspective...
Likely not scratches, but planchet flaws that did not strike out. Coins looks UNC to me, but from very worn dies producing a terrible strike.
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