The "M below the date" is actually a large M with a smaller "O" on top of it. That is the mintmark for Mexico City and you will find it on...
The first one looks like a 2 Reales minted in Mexico City. What is the weight ... it should be .916 silver.
The 1882 is an Obv 1 (but could be 1a/1 on closer inspection). There were 5 different Obv types for 1882 ... 1, 1a, 1a/1, 2 and 2/1. The Obv...
The bust (monarch) side on ALL Canadian coins is the Obverse.
As stated above, Canada has a great number of large cents from 1858-1920.... same size as Brit half pennies.
I am still amazed that there are folks out there that see this coin as no less than a 45, let alone a 50 or 53. If you click on the 2nd image and...
My thoughts are that the coin is no more than VF-30 .. it has a great deal of wear, let alone the circulation and cleaning scratches. I think...
I've never seen anything quite like that. Did the hub break between the 1st and 2nd strike making the working die ... or did the working die break?
Rick ... Just hanging around getting older and playing golf. Been up here North for 21 years now.
VF-30. There is quite a bit of wear in the lion's tail, hind quarter and leg, as well as some of the background at 2:00 to 3:00 on the Obverse...
We need a photo .. you have one of a penny up now.
Halves were not heavily collected at any time and really didn't circulate much from WWII on. I think, except for the '48, 47 variety & '21, you...
Notgeld didn't circulate for very long because some of it (depending on the timeframe) lost its/their value overnight. The glazed porcelain...
When I said that it was "cleaned", I didn't mean that it was scrubbed. It has been dipped or lightly cleaned but, as others have said, any marks...
Yes, I would say cleaned. ICCS is not very good about putting "cleaned" in the remarks .. they just put down the technical "wear" grade. I think...
Definitely post-mint damage. It's been plated and then looks to have been soldered onto a piece of jewelry or something. The globs on the...
The topic itself is much more important than syntax. Different authors have different titles for the same subject. In actuality, there are some...
I had posted this on a different site, but I think that it can be used here, since the same questions with the same answers show up repeatedly:...
JCro57 ... I was referring to SPP's coin that he has in 2 separate holders, not the one that you posted..
SPP ... Does PCGS show anything on the label to verify that they all came from the same coin?
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