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Re: Any Over-dates Out There?
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Re: Junior's Numismatic Lesson of the Day: Die Lapping of Bust Coins
@NHSBaseball asked, Rottenstone, also known as tripoli, is abrasive powdered limestone. It is more coarse than jewelers rouge and will leave a satin finish. Jewelers rouge (iron oxide) can polish to … (View Post)1 -
Re: 1797 Bust dime- genuine or counterfeit? Opinions needed on this bust time. Please comment. Thanks!
Most contemporary silver counterfeits through the Bust era were crude. From the 1984 Early United States Dimes 1796-1837, "The 1800 Var. 2 dime had the dubious distinction of being the only vari… (View Post)5 -
Re: 1797 Bust dime- genuine or counterfeit? Opinions needed on this bust time. Please comment. Thanks!
Thanks @TrickleCharge and @rec78 for posting the images. An unfortunate result, but the original post helped to uncover many (at least 9) deceptive counterfeits of a rare major variety Draped Bust di… (View Post)4 -
Re: 1797 Bust dime- genuine or counterfeit? Opinions needed on this bust time. Please comment. Thanks!
The OP coin is a transfer die counterfeit. My pictured coin is most likely counterfeit, or it could be the host coin as it has the most detail of those found. Several have appeared since 2018. Edit: … (View Post)6
