"What fools these mortals be....."
American Eagles and KR's are 22kt and much less likely to scratch. Buffaloes are sold in mint plastic sheets you cut apart but leave the...
Because gold maple leafs are 24kt, the metal is very soft and easily scratched. They also have very sharp corners on their rims. Because of the...
Sent this link to Lange. He says it is legit.
All normal coins.
Nice!
Thank you. I think that proves that a slightly rotated 3 could not have produced the extra metal to the right of the top of the 3. Tom D.
Proof that a coin does not have to be perfect or in a slab to be highly desireable!
The OP's specimen appears to be a genuine Bashlow strike in silver. THis can be determined via a simple specific gravity test.
This is a cast fake.
The funny color/texture seems to be down inside the cut where it crosses trhe lapels. Can't tell about back on the shoulder. My best guess is...
A most excellent account!
I would be happy to look at any other overlays if you make them. Just align the bottoms of the 1, 9 and 4 offset as you see them on the pictures...
<Pouring another cup of coffee>
This thread title has not aged well.........
There is something about the texture of this coin that bothers me. See the frosted area on Lincoln's temple, with normal surfaces above and below...
A very interesting question. Here's an idle thought. We hear now and then of some metal detectorist finding a pot of old coins in a field, and it...
Please be advised that a new U.S. overdate, a 1943/1942-S Lincoln cent, has been confirmed. It is the variety formerly known as the 1943-S DDO...
Everybody take a deep breath and relax. There are a lot of good people in this thread, but this topic is a holy cause for some people, and some...
I remember the day that they announced the invention of dirt on the Internet, which was of course steam-powered back then.......
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