Just cracked open an authentic US Mint Rolls of Philadelphia Kennedy dollars...every coin in the roll looks like CRAP
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/gordian_III/RIC_0026cf.jpg Based on this....a website I found using information this community provided, the...
Out of curiosity and for the sake of discussion....if this were an authentic Gordian III "Antoninianus" and "cockroach" of ancient Roman coins,...
My natural tendency is to believe that a piece like this IS a forgery and try to prove it. Guilty until proven innocent. Verify it's a fake...
So what's the next step to determine if it's a forgery?
The photos were taken hastily and are horrible....depending on what this community says, I will ask my friend to allow me to take better photos!
I was redirected here from a general discussion post. Please see the photos of my friends coin, we are wondering if it is authentic and if it can...
Perhaps an administrator can move this into the ancient forum for me? In the past, I've accidentally broken rules by posting again in a different...
A friend of mine has this coin and asked me if it's worth anything. I'm no expert but someone reading this right now is!! Please identify....
Thanks!
I'm fairly new to studying coins, coming up on just 1 (solid) year of experience. In the literature I read describing coin grades, the wording...
I think nickels are my favorite. But even there...you won't find the war nickels!! You'll find buffalos and lots of coins from the 30's and 40's...
Shorter answer: In my experience it is pretty damn hard to find a 64 (or earlier) half dollar floating around in circulation. When silver prices...
I found 3 this year....along with 20 40% half dollars. The funny thing is, I found 23 coins containing silver and 16 of those were in ONE bank...
Can the experts here please share with me your most reliable source for up-to-date USA mint error coin information? What internet site or...
I've seen one sell on eBay for about $125.00 back in February or March.
Has anyone else found a 2015-D Nickel with this severe die rotation? I've been holding my breath the last several months and waiting for the...
It's definitely a metallic structure...extra metal that doesn't belong. I'm just too inexperienced to know if that is possible because a metal...
Is this a cracked die error? I suck at error coins but I am aware that many people have mistaken 'slanted 1' as an error when in reality it is...
These forums are just incredible. Once again, I have been expertly steered in the right direction within minutes of my post. Based on diameter...
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