Congrats. I think you made out like a bandit on this coin.
Perhaps you misunderstand what "struck through grease" means. It does not mean grease on the coin. It means that grease (or other gunk from the...
Ooops! My bad. Sorry.
On a genuine clipped clad coin the order of the clad and copper is reversed in the clip from that along the rest of the edge. (In other words, if...
Please post good photos of the edge of your clipped halves (at the clip). In post #3 the collar broke before the coin was struck causing an...
I believe it is a Sede Vacante (translates to "the seat if vacant") coin issued by Vatican City issued after a Pope dies. Sorry to hear your...
Dang! I missed it. I could have cleaned up on that category.
I would not call those "errors". Slight differences between coins are not necessarily errors. Errors tend to be unique (e.g., an off-center...
I paid a lot more than that for mine.
Mintmarks were punched into the Working Dies by hand in 1988 so the location and orientation of the mintmarks could vary slightly.
Nice pickups! I have one of the 1995 DDOs.
Not only have I seen this 1913 Liberty Nickel, I have held it in my hands and examined it with a loupe. [ATTACH]
This coin has been on display in the ANA Museum for many years. I will miss seeing it.
Please point out the split serifs. I don't see any. Looks like strike doubling to me.
If I am not mistaken there is a Red Book for old coin boards.
Looks legit to me. Nice find! You should post the photos over on the CONECA message board for opinions of CONECA members.
OK. Road rash.
A combination of road rash and deliberate obverse scratching, possibly with a knife or nail.
He is coming back a changed man. (At least that is what we were promised.)
No. Mechanical cleaning such as what you described can scratch the surface of the coin. You might want to steer clear of that coin dealer.
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