My uninfomred opinion is that it was heavily cleaned, but more likely a counterfeit. There are just too many c/f coming out of Asia to take a...
Thanks for the tip. If I do something like this, it will be on coins that would never have reeding, so no chance of mint error confusion or...
Where can I get reeding done for 30 cents? I really want to know, as I have some fun planned (not for Liberty nickels).
Yes, I agree. It was sold at tbe 1937 ANA convention, but preumably the reeing was an aftermarket thing. But, what is to stop someone from...
It's all in your perspective. They did just fine with wampum, pipes, tobacco, beaver pelts, etc. etc. Their methods of commerce were jst as...
Is this another South East Asia special? Looks fake also. The details are a little clumsy.
Guess I'm blind, sicne I don't see anything. Inany case, proofs aren't "plated", they are polished. So, unless there is something wrong with the...
One more comment on the reason why the Vatican sets are more expensive than, say, the Irish mint sets. ALL Vatican euros are in the mint and...
This is very intriguing. Chinese cash coins have the hole in the center. As a pendent, a coin should have a hole near the edge, but if it were...
It used to be really exciting for me in Boston to get any S mint coin. Of course, they usually had no premium, but they were rare in my neck of...
Could well be a weak strike or other such error, but the Vegas explanation also intrigues me. I have a bunch of Ike dollars, and some have no...
You sound like you have the right idea about collecting for sure, but "value" is an indicator of supply vs. demand. You had mentioned the...
As time passes? I think 121 years is long enough. If it is not a rarity by now, it will never be. Don't get me wrong - there is nothing...
In my opinion, this is the real problem - what the Mint call "coinability". Reliefs have been progressively lowered over the years, and then the...
I'm having a fun time with modern counterstamps. I can not find nearly enough in the marketplace to satisfy my interests, so I have taken to...
I own a couple of these. They are a lot more common than people realize. I guess the don't make it into too many refernce books for obvious...
I'm tempted to throw in a little insult to close this thing down, but first I'll add my two cents' worth. The hole on the obverse is clean, but...
A JFK hoard. Lots of them around but none worth much. To expand, Sterling silver is .925 pure. The 64 is 90%, and the others net out at...
Looks either heavily cleaned or counterfeit to me.
It's worth about 25 cents. On ebay you could hype it up a little more - maybe a few dollars. It is not double stamped, but most likely a...
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