My mother's family name is McCabe. My sister does the Ancestry.com stuff and says we're related to some Scottish King 26 generations ago. Going...
I don't like the fuzziness of detail on the reverse. An authentic 1924-S from NGC... [IMG] [IMG]
I buy numismatic silver, only. The premiums are WAY above my 25% target...so I just watch and wait. If spot prices breach the $40/Oz level, I may...
Not your question, but many people think there is doubling on some of the columns. The columns near the center and at the edges have other columns...
I'm really bad at detecting altered surfaces on gold coins. I'm being proactive. :) If the surfaces are original, then I would say AU55. If...
Au details?
That's a beautiful key date coin! If it's the highest grade you could (want to) afford, you're following Scott Travers' advice! :)
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It's gone now and not worthy of discussion. @desertgem took care of it and gave me permission to report spam posts in the future...(thanks!).
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My old eyes just can't make out anything from the pictures. The circled areas with labels seem to align with the reverse...so it's possible. I...
I would start here...they may know where you can get all ten (10) of the early SIS Congress tokens (assuming they exist)... EARLY ANNUAL CONGRESS...
Do you know how the 1955 DDO Wheat Cent happened? It doesn't look like skidding, hopping, etc.
Welcome to CT! It would help to see the other side of your coin to see how the reverse devices line up with the suspected clash marks. Since...
It looks like machine doubling to me...but if I'm wrong, Congratulations!
@desertgem Why don't I have permission to report a post like the one above? Edit: Nm...someone took care of it.
My understanding is that the die is softened (annealed) with heat before making the impression. When the impression isn't sufficient, the die is...
When I was a kid in the 60s and early 70s, my brother and I would search bank rolls for mercury dimes, buffalo nickels, and any silver quarters we...
I'm not an expert, but from what I've read, after the gold rush of 1849, the abundance of gold drove up the relative price of silver. Silver coins...
"Buy the highest quality key date coins you can afford" ...Scott Travers Over the years, I've seen the greatest return when I've followed that...
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