Possible. Either way those marks are on the coin, not the plastic. It is drastically over-graded IMO. In fact there was a day not so long ago that...
It's supposed to be an 8 reals minted in Mexico City. But I am not so sure it is genuine.
Of course, that why I worded it that way. Now folks will be looking to find out just what I was talking about ;) Google - silver penny.
Yeah I know Michael. But I shall always be a collector in spirit;)
Apparently you are not aware that very first pennies were all silver - from every country. Of course that was a long time before the US even existed.
They are selling at inflated prices because some of the people on ebay are stupid enough to pay that much. Not for any other reason. As stated...
He's grading each side in an effort to get somebody to pay more for the coin than it is really worth.
Did you read the comment I said huh to ?
Which is precisely why magnification of no higher than 5x should be used when grading. The pictures posted greatly exaggerate the flaws on the coin.
And folks, Proofs are not graded the same way that business strikes are graded. Yes, you use the same criteria - quality of luster, quality of...
Huh ?
Definitely love token.
I've been pluggin JP's for as long as I have been in Coin Talk. Can't find a better place in my opinion ;)
In general, strike isn't as weak as many people think. There are quite a few date/mint combinations in the series that are known for being well...
How about me ? I don't own a single coin, except for the ones in my change jar. I'm not a collector at all, haven't been for 6 years now. But I'd...
Define toned for me ? Is this coin toned ? [ATTACH] Is this coin toned ? [ATTACH] Is this coin toned ? [ATTACH] Is this coin toned ?...
I dunno about you but I don't call an increase of 1-2% a year over a period of 18 years a solid gain. You could have done better collecting...
I would disagree with that, both sentences. Classic commems have never been red hot. But people have been calling them sleepers since the days...
You can guys can call them whatever you want. But the definition of the word coin is - coin noun 1. a piece of metal stamped and issued by...
But neither of the Canadian coins is likely to be slabbed and graded. One, if not both, has been harshly cleaned and the other is damaged. But OK.
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