It is either a counter stamp, or post mint scribed (it has PMS)
The seller seems legit and has lots more older coins and literature at reasonable starting bids. Link- http://shop.ebay.com/tangjoc/m.html He has...
Zoomed in I still can't see it too well, but I think it was damaged post mint, possibly stuck in some machinery and spun for a while.
Got this for under 10 bucks. The seller had several nice old spanish and french silver, I didn't think I'd win. If you can tell me anything about...
I had a dream that I owned several wheat cents with the P, D AND S mint marks (1947 PDS), all in a triangular pattern under the date. I actually...
Notice in the pics that Roosevelt's head is frosty, on some proof sets it is just shiny. The amount of cameo is the amount of 'frosting' on the...
Nice one!!!
I always thought 'buy low sell high' was logical. PMs still seem high to me right now. BTW_ this has become quite an informative thread since...
If the concensus is AU, I won't bother submitting. I was hoping for 62-63, but there are some dings.
I just noticed Silver dropped $1.25 already today, and gold dropped $25, so far. The bubble is bursting?
I am thinking about submitting my 1928 Peace dollar to PCGS, or NGC, for grading. I was wondering what youse guys think the grade might be, and,...
That is just wierd. I am guessing counterfeit? Why a dime though?
Some major suppliers are running out now, if silver dips close to $20, I believe the supply would vanish. Probably never see $5 silver again.
If you mean the line through 'Trust', it is a result of the die getting old, no added value.
Nice off-center, it looks like it'sa '97. having the date helps the value. You might get 10 to 15 bucks for it.
"For those of you who don't know about the Blakesley Effect, when a partial (clipped) planchet is fed into the upsetting mill to form the edge,...
The cent looks like a 'glue job', or a 'squeezejob', the letters are reversed, so it was caused by another cent, post mint. The nickel looks like...
It looks like a 28-s then a 23. You'll know soon enough. A good bit of silver there.
Maybe, but the area looks recessed, like a de-lamination. Sometimes it's hard to tell if something is stickin up or down.
It looks more like a smaller planchet than acid reduction. I have a couple acid treated coins, but the planchets aren't tapered.
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