Yes, it can, but it’s highly unusual and is really only seen on Mint State coins. The detailed picture, which dhows the holes in the toning, makes...
@Spark1951 is right. The sharpness of this coin is better than VG. The “LIBERTY” can be weak in the middle and make VF because the die is higher...
My impression is that this is a grey area. The mint system was ready to give up on the Standing Liberty design because of all the problems they...
Please take this the right way, but the coin is corroded. Nickels turn brown or black when they corrode. Once in a great while, you will see some...
Congress has to act to end the coinage of the cent, and by the look of the news reports this morning, that process has begun. The mint is still...
It's probably worth a try. It's from an era when the top three graders don’t like this look. If it were from the 1866 to 1878 era, it might be...
I was thinking MS-63, Brown. It may have been brighter when it went into the slab. The key is whether or not it has hairlines from cleaning. If it...
That thing looks like it’s made of copper or bronze. The real thing is 12% nickel, 88% copper and has the color of the modern nickel. And, yes,...
I think that it has been polished. There no way that it will grade. The only certification that it will need is a jewlry store test that it is...
It looks like we have a whole new set of counterfeits for an American series of coins. The 1874 is “off.” It’s the same general design, but the...
That shattered die variety is fairly common. What’s amazing is how the die stayed together long enough to produce so many copies.
No, there is not much you can do for it. This is not the worst 1877 cent I have seen. I met a guy who found one with a metal detector. He had...
This is the left over "webbing" from the strip from which 1943 steel cents were punched. Someone must have found these among some scrap metal at...
Off the top of my head, here goes with rounded numbers. The Bank of New York, which has a history that dates back to the late 1700s, probably...
I am giving a presentation at Summer FUN on collecting a year set of cents from 1793 to 2025. I am going to mention the 1787 dated Fugio Cent as...
I avoid "details coins" when I can. I have bought some pieces that probably would not grade raw. Here is a 1792 half disme with a hole. There are...
I bought this from JJ Teaparty when they had a street level store in Boston many years ago. It's an MS-64. Does anyone remember Bromfield Street?...
A Club Rays variety [ATTACH] A Mint State piece from the Bank of New York Hoard. [ATTACH]
Me too!
The gold coin has been worked over with jewler's polish and has no numismatic value. it's probably less than melt which is scrap. At the last...
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