On the the coin in your link, the only portion of that that is a drift mark is the tiny little mark just above the LA in Dollar. Which if you look...
No way would I believe that that the OP's coin has a drift mark. - drift mark An area on a coin, often rather long, that has a discolored,...
I'd soak it again, probably overnight. Looks to be some remnants of the glue on the right side of the reverse, just inside the legends.
Adam I'd say that you should count your blessings that the coins look the way you do. That "look" is a huge plus ! Don't do a thing to those coins...
If I was bettin on it, I'd bet the OP's coin is as fake as 3 dollar bill.
I assume this coin is a Proof since only Proofs develop haze. But to answer your question, yes. Haze is the beginning stages of toning. But as...
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No, I would not. The easiest way is to take the coin to a jewelry shop and have it weighed. If the weight is correct, and rings like you said in...
For that matter the dealers will disregard the grade on a slab and grade it themselves. Selling a slabbed coin vs a raw coin is only of...
It makes sense to me. Numismaaster probably figures that it is better for NGC to be paying them something, than it is to have very few paying them...
I agree with Lange.
If it doesn't ring then I'd say it is not silver. I have never known the "ring" test to fail. Post some pictures of this item, maybe we can...
Until the advent of the Satin finish Mint Sets the information I related below was posted on the Mint's web site. No, and neither can anyone...
This thread should answer most of your questions - http://www.cointalk.com/t58435/
While what you say used to be true, the mint changed all of that back in the late '80s or early '90s. I do not recall the exact year. From that...
You can buy '79, '80, '81-S Morgans in 64 pretty much any time you want for $40-$50. To me, that is not much over melt.
Actually, the first pictures do a much better job of showing the luster than the second pictures do.
Well let's see, the '64 Kennedy half is well over 50 years old and an MS64 example would probably cost you about melt value. If that's not old...
Used to have, but thanks. Germany was not one of my specialties thus only the few pieces. I bought those pieces because of their scarcity and...
It seems that a lot of members misunderstand the rules regarding this. Your note Chris, that it is not SPAM, is not even needed. Members are...
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