A lot of them are listed, but you have to have the right reference books. You typically have to have the book for that particular state....
Tell that to Heritage.
Yep that's a die adjustment piece. (Many pieces advertised as die adjustment coins are actually major grease filled die coins.)
Are you looking for a bargain, or are you wanting the dealer to find a tough/difficult to find coin for you? If you want a bargain keep looking...
Do people still fall for the Nigerian 419 scam? Yes they do, and that has been around for over 40 years. Before the internet they used to do it...
Except he didn't ask what the error was, so it is like calling up the auto mechanic telling him your car is broken and then hanging up. (You'll...
Odds are better than that. If most of the 5000 Cheerios dollars have the pattern reverse, and most of them were spent rather than saved, then...
But that ad was not Mehl's and was not out where the general public would see it. Your ad was placed by Samuel Brown in order to create the...
You can give the credit for the 1913 V nickels popularity to Max B Mehl. During the Great Depression in the 1930's, Mehl was running ads on radio...
Yes they WILL almost always stand out. Most AFTER 1972 have dull/frosty devices. Between 68 and 72 frosted devices are hit and miss. Except the...
That is what happens when something breaks through the copper plating, the zinc rapidly corrodes away.
I have news for you folks PCGS has NEVER labeled a coin counterfeit. Even on my bodybags from the first generation slabs there is no selection...
Oops Oops again. Got the price per pack right, but $2 per pack divided by 10 cards per pack is 20 cents per card. This "auction" is a venture...
I don't know about the Barbers but the obverse of each of the Seated designs are different. (The no drapery pieces may not be possible to tell...
One thing about that book, it dos not identify all of the varieties. Case in point the 1861-O half. That book lists four varieties, there are...
Well that's just the gold dollar. There are also fake seated dollars (1851 is a key date) and a well known fantasy 1851 "dollar" as well. Got to...
In some cases it still is. I recently tried to buy a coin from the Austrian Mint. Website rejects the transaction. Website all in english,...
The problem with trying to come up with a price guide for colonials is that they are very frequently collected by variety and it is the variety...
Not a lamination. Finned rim. Pressure high enough and possible a slight offsetting of the die allows metal to squeeze up between the neck of...
Mintmarks are completely wrong in style.
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