That S – 144 probably sold too cheap. I paid $274 for mine, and like I said mine's worse than that one. I'd seen it while the auction was still...
When worn the war nickel composition coins do tend to have a different color, but that can be subjective. A specific gravity test would be a good...
It's legitimate.
Not flat enough.
How much lighter? Do you have an actual figure is this just based on a subjective "feeling" that it seems much lighter? Without a good deal of...
The coinage act of April 22, 1864's specified the composition of the bronze one cent piece to be 95% copper 5% tin and zinc. It did not specify...
And in the regular production reports.
Most unlikely, much more likely is the overdate was quickly noticed and the die pulled from use. In general you don't alter a die that is already...
It's better than mine. Got a link to the auction?
I agree with baseball, for the really big dealers six and 7 figure type, it's not worth their while the full with returns. They just wholesale out...
He may also be referencing the doubling above letters which looks like possible split plate doubling.
Just tell them the country of manufacture is Novgorod, I bet there is no directives specifying import restrictions from Novgorod.
Not sure what caused all the damage, but they are not mint errors.
It used to be that most shows were open Friday Saturday and Sunday. The problem is what happened was most the dealers left on Saturday, and the...
It depends on the strength of the strike and how the edge of the planchet was upset.
Punch fails to penetrate the strip completely, strip advances but not fully and next punch overlaps the previous partially punched area....
It depends upon the coin some varieties are not known to have rotated reverses, other varieties frequently have them. If they do have them, on...
Pictures aren't good but the date area appears recessed, that would make it a 1929.
The 1911 in 1831 sets are probably original. But the Maundy money set is almost certainly an aftermarket custom case. Maundy money was not...
Yes there are such things as incomplete clips, this is not one of them. This is just Post Strike Damage.
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