You learn the diagnostics of the real ones to start and then read reports of known counterfeits and learn the defects of such coins..or buy only...
Depending on which wand is used, there is a depth limit as to reading the metal. You have to enter the weight of the coin and the type of coin...
If you have artificial sweeteners in the kitchen, such as Equal, in the little paper pkg, it should say they contain 1 gram. Put a piece of paper...
Although it seems logical, as a scientist type , I would get the scale working correctly first before making such a statement. :) Jim
So this is a transfer die I gather. Jim
I would guess your scale is off zero. It seems from your reading, that it measures only one digit behind the decimal, and perhaps rounding off. An...
I do not see a DD ( doubled die) nor a RPM. Where do you see the possibility? Some deterioration damage on the lettering, but nothing worth...
It is mechanical doubling. Rather common in the early 60s. Not a DDO. Jim
Going the way of Philatelics. A couple of silver cents, a 1964 morgan, and an eagle with no feathers in a Pear Tree.
Amazon has 1 used copy at 12,500 :) Not today for me.
If people stop answering posts they do not like , it will die. Its like grade school, little boys start talking smack, then pushing each others,...
Perhaps even stolen from the auction house itself. They occasionally have security problems or legal problems they have to deal with.
Mostly, but maybe not to someone who wants to learn from it. As you read through similar titled threads you will find 99.99% will the same...
The die was very overused and the pattern slowly "oozed" to the outer perimeter and merged with the rim area. We use the term deteriorated die ....
And we still haven't reached Halloween yet!
I think the mm is MD with flattening on both sides. Jim
It is possible if coins could talk, we would grow tired of what they had to say about the world today and what we are doing with history. How they...
If it doesn't come off in a couple of minutes, it probably won't, and I suspect from the appearance it won't, but it won't hurt to leave as long...
The companies use official sounding names and lots of official looking papers to buy coins from the real mint at the same value any citizen could...
If you do not know the alloy material and percentage the rest of the coin is made from, you have a mess. For example ( quote) : Different...
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