Hold a newspaper, business card, or something else with small writing near the coin and see if you can read the writing in the reflection on the...
Sorry but no cigar.
Can you post larger (or enlargeable) photos?
NNC (National Numismatic Certification) is (was) not a respected grading service. You certainly cannot tell much about the surfaces of the coin...
You can rephrase that thus: Machine doubled coins are not worth anything above face value.
For those that may not know, a favorite tactic used by coin doctors is to doctor a coin and hide the evidence of the doctoring with Artificial Toning.
I have heard enough. Excuse me while I go update my Ignore List.
Make it stop! PLEASE make it stop!!
You can rule out an RPM (D/D) because mintmarks were no longer being punched into Working Dies by hand in 1994.
Thank you for helping me see the bigger picture. Die state. Die state. I'm gonna commit that to memory. Die state.
Those are two excellent choices. And I think you are wise to take them in that order. Bob & JP do a great job with the Counterfeit Detection...
Do you know what course(s) you intend to take? Have you been to Summer Seminar before?
It is not a coin. It is a token. IIRC this token was part of a promotion by a gasoline station back in the '70s.
Where are you located that requires anyone selling collector coins to have a license?
I would place clashed dies in the category of variety because every coin struck by the clashed dies will have the clash marks.
Good luck to the YNs in getting a scholorship. If you can go to Summer Seminar it will be an unforgettable experience. And the things you learn...
Sure! Those are nice coins.
The coin took an acid bath. The acid ate away the softer copper core faster than the harder copper/nickel clad layers. There are plenty of other...
The absense of luster is the biggest clue.
I think you did very well with that purchase. In spite of the hole it is still a very nice coin and, with the amount of remaining details, will be...
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