They look a little flattened to me, is all? Maybe they were flatly struck to begin with, or maybe they just got rubbed down a bit in circulation,...
There are some things that go on behind the scenes that you are not aware of. And some situations take time to be resolved, is all I can say....
I had a similar issue with one claim, years ago. They did not accept the (Krause) priceguide data I provided. I ended up eating the whole thing...
That's fine, and it's good that you're watching the Errors forum, but it doesn't mean that everyone has to post there just so you can see...
No, you did nothing wrong at all by posting it here.
It's a tricky distinction that trips up many folks. The topic comes up here very often.
Since this is not an error coin, I see no reason it needed to be on the Errors forum. Then again, maybe you wanted to know if it was an error, so...
A little tooling wouldn't surprise me here, but wow... what a coin, regardless.
Great design.
Those Spanish maravedis with the counterstamps are cool, and often come with sandy patinas like your Roman has. Yours is the first I can recall...
Nice result.
How the blazes does anyone ever tell? I see some straight lines in this image that to me are indicative of human interaction with the metal,...
Yep. The 1968 "no S" dime that's worthwhile is the proof. This coin you posted here is a regular business strike dime made at Philadelphia, so...
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Huhm. Dunno. Been a while since I sold stuff there. I tried finding the username to confirm the NARU but couldn't. Found your auction but it...
@willieboyd2 has compiled some fun lists of coins in movies. I was just reliving some 1980s high school reminiscensces and noticed a 1981 UK...
Yep.
Sounds like he went NARU (not a registered user). Got banned, in other words. That's my guess, anyway. Got banned sometime between the bid and...
Though my post about it was tongue-in-cheek, I certainly wouldn't object to seeing it, riding in it, or driving it, or eating its little cousins. :)
Glad to help, though I got lucky in my searching, like the proverbial blind pig rooting for acorns.
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