Reported.
Not the overdate, and I published the discovery in Coin World back in the late 1970's.
How do you prove intent? When I was working at a coin shop in CHicago we saw a number of counterfeit $100 bills that were printed on bleached out...
And the 1923-D and 1930-D dimes continue to fascinate me. What other coins did they do that never got noticed because their dates and mint marks...
Yes, people keep repeating that B.S. that making something with a non-existent date is not counterfeiting. The 1923-D and 1930-D dimes are...
I am reminded of the movie "Harvey," where Jimmy Stewart plays this pleasant but slightly crazy gentleman named Dowd who travels through life with...
$4,000 for a Honduran rarity grossly misattributed and estimated at $25. I did not get it.
Bravo!
I used to be an Authenticator for U.S. coins, so pardon me if this is a stupid question, but can't the ends of the two edge devices just by luck...
It is true grit. Actually these are quite legitimate errors. Striking one piece through sheets of sandpaper with the grit facing the dies was a...
In my days at ANACS (which ended in 1984) we could have certified it is genuine (if we were convinced that it was) with a photo certificate that...
Shouldn't that be Bush Beer?
Unfortunately Ken was not at the meeting Wednesday night. He had something else to do. The next day I mentioned this thread to him in an open...
To answer the OP's question, no. The 1875 dot cent is an interesting coin, but made for another purpose. The Canadian 1936 dot coins were...
Don't know. Perhaps somebody thought it best to replace the nickname, "fishscales," with a more proper coin name. Apparently U.S. silver Trimes...
Yes, Aristophanes. In the late 1980's as I was between engagements in the numismatic trade, I worked for a while as a freelance proofreader for...
I am glad to see Ken's coins find good homes. I hope to see him at a coin club meeting Wednesday night, and if I do I will mention this thread.
A wonderful little time capsule!
I never suspected one, but then I never considered the possibility.
Interesting question.
Separate names with a comma.
