Now, now. I don't want to cheat. I could have easily drilled my own coins. But thanks anyway. I would consider a coin with a filled hole but I...
I wouldn't recommend it. The odds are the coins will get damaged.
Without checking my Dansco album I know I need the following holed coins: Reeded-edge Draped Bust Half Lincoln Memorial Cent Clad Roosevelt Dime...
A good start is is the PCGS book Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection. Next I would recommend a book published by ANA as a...
I guess so. I still need a couple to complete my Dansco album and I will always upgrade one I already have.
Nice-looking coins. I like the designs of the Liberian coin. (Did you know Liberia is the only country - other than the US -whose capital city...
Solder would explain it. At first glance (and second glance) it looked liky your background (hence the reason I said it looked like a hole).
I bought the Silver Proof set of these coins. Production was limited to 10,000. The coins are attractive but they look odd alone when you can only...
It looks like a hunk of the coin is missing in the obverse photo but there is no hole in the reverse photo. Strange.
Welcome to CoinTalk. It sounds like you have silver bullion. They are not coins. They may be .999 silver or they may only be plated. Many people...
I live just a few miles from NORAD. I'll let them know.
Your coin may be a contemporary counterfeit meant to be spent. If the counterfeiter could make a quarter for 5 cents and spend it for 25 cents he...
You should get out more often. White Elephant - an investment that is of dubious value
We can rule out a dime being struck on a cent planchet (because the cent planchet is larger than the feeding tubes for dimes). So, your dime may...
That's what I was thinking. If there is an ending date mandated by law you would think the Mint would inform the public of that date. They could...
I wish I knew. Seems like in years past the Mint only sold coins during their year of issue but that no longer seems to be the case. (You can buy...
Photos would help. Oh, and welcome to CoinTalk.
Yes. Added mintmarks are not uncommon. Sometimes the mintmark is removed from a genuine coin (common date) and sometimes the counterfeiter will...
Welcome to CoinTalk. We need a pic to understand what your error is. From your description it sounds like your coin may be off-center. Just so...
Nice coin. If not for several marks it could have graded MS-72, maybe even MS-73.
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