hi All, I purchased this 1852-o seated half dollar around XF/AU in terms of wear (see pictures) but it was probably polished somehow and has a...
hi all, looked at an old 1943 mercury dime today and noticed what appears to be strong doubling on LIBERTY, the date, and feathers.. I tried to...
hi All, Can someone point me to good information online that deals with tax consequences of coin collecting? I'm interested in things like: (1)...
Picture of 1914-D of questionable authenticity here are two pics of that coin. ANACS sent it back unslabbed, "questionable authenticity"
haha. actually, i should put this in my box labeled "in case of death, sell on Ebay" so my wife knows how to efficiently liquidate my collection.
Thanks for the suggestion -- I looked there (coppercoins.com) and didn't see it. I will try to get a picture of this later and post it. My camera...
hi All, I've decided to take the plunge and invest in a good stereo microscope that will take good close-ups.... my digital camera just isn't...
hi all, can anyone point me to a good WEB reference for 1955 cent varieties? I have a 1955 with a distinctly doubled "D" in GOD..... wondering...
questionable authenticity I sent an XF 1914-D in a few months ago which came back with the same result. It was some other year tooled to look...
hi All, Can anyone give me advice on distinguishing Indian head cent proof issues from business strikes? I was bidding on a coin on Ebay last...
Clashed die on 1856 and 1858 seated half dollars I've now found several examples of this die clash on the 1856 seated half dollars -- in addition...
Another example -- Check this great picture out on Heritage -- this coin has the same exact clash...
check out the 1856 half on this page: http://www.alixtcat.com/coins/uscoins03.htm do those clash marks look the same as these? Would that be...
ok, I get it -- thats cool, many thanks for your post.
wow, this is great! I looked at 1000 coins on the web (ebay etc..) and couldn't find one like it, thanks for posting! Is this a type of die...
yea, I would say that it is slightly raised.
scan of defect here's the best scan i can come up with.....
hi all, I have this 1858 half dollar with some kind of defect on the reverse, in the shield of the eagle's breast. There appears to be some kind...
hi All, here is a nice Walking Liberty half (any advice on the grade from what you can see?) that seems to have a wierd planchet problem on the...
Thanks for the info hi all, as usual, you learn something new every day here on CoinTalk. I really appreciate all of the comments. After...
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