Doesn't look like it's missing a clad layer to me.
Yep, minted in England, around 1820.
No he didn't, he pulled them out of the OP's stock box. At least that's my reading of the original post.
Don't confuse Becker the counterfeiter, with Peter Rosa AKA Becker (Becker Reproductions). Peter Rosa made copies of colonials and other items...
Exactly.
Note in the quote above where it reference the brass 1983's, that tolerance is valid for all Lincoln cents from 1909 to 1981 with the exception of...
If it was missed both clad layers it would weigh somewhere around 2.8 grams, or less than a copper cent. And the strike would be very weak.
It sounds interesting but I don't know a lot about the die states (other than what has been published in the Breen book and a few of the auction...
Started what program? If you mean presidents on dollar coins that would have been Nixon with the Ike dollar. Ron might have done the Eisenhower...
Word of caution about the Redbook, READ the text. It contains a lot of good information. Do NOT pay a lot of attention to the prices listed in...
Contemporary counterfeits were not made of gold for that very reason. But the Middle East fakes made in the late 50's early 60s were made of the...
I agree they are both S-195's
Here are a couple. First the 1818 14 star continuous wreath. R-8- three known, sold for $10,350 [img] [img] 1848 small date there are about 10...
Yes "coin" is also a verb that means "to create".
Cut edges show wear and rounding with coloration similar to the rest of the coin so I would say it is a contemporarily cut 2 reales and almost...
OK first you need to know the denominations in use, the base units and their relationships British used Pounds made up of 240 pence to the pound...
That would be the difference between toning and patina. If your dealing with buying and selling and one possibility is damage then you would be...
Was it a PCGS or NGC slab? There is a variety of NGC slab that had the entire lettering on a very bold font. It is quite rare. It was only used...
No. they just have the current information. You have no way to know when it was originally slabbed. They have only used the three prong slabs...
He also sold his #2 cent collection and some duplicates as well through Heritage. (Many early copper collectors have a #2 set. When they do and...
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