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Re: 1922 Plain, going for under 20 bucks...who wants it? WARNING, ANOTHER EBAY FRAUD!
ok if you get this cent by the die crack through the O that would make this a real 1922D no D cent . This is a very good way to see if it a real cent and not an altered cent. By no means is this the only way to tell if its a real 1922D no D cent. The dies used for this if anybody wants to know is the 1 and 3 die for the… -
Re: So yeah, I just went to a coin show in Salt Lake City
Thank you for the interesting report. When you read of a choir practice where 53 of the 64 people in attendance became infected and two died, then you have to wonder if coin shows will become super-spreader events. Masks are giving people a false sense of protection. -
Re: Are there any 1943 cents struck on 1942 or 1944 cents?
A mysterious ghost from our past has asked me to mention that there are some fakes known wherein somebody made a fake set of 1943 dies, perhaps using the impact method from the steel coins, and used them to falsely overstrike genuine 1942 cents. TD -
Re: Update on my emails to others regarding 1849 Half Dime Overdates -- We have a verdict!
RE: "it was technologically impossible to "fill" the old date in a die before punching in a new one." This is incorrect, as are the assumptions based on a incomplete understanding that follow. Earlier attempts did not fare well and it was often considered too difficult to bother with into the first years of the 19th… -
Fausto Carmona arrested for false identity, discovered to be 3 years older than listed age.
CBS Sports According to multiple reports, Indians SP Fausto Carmona was arrested in the Dominican Republic on Thursday for using a false identity. His real name is apparently Roberto Hernandez Heredia, and he's 31 years old rather than his listed age of 28. If Carmona's case is anything like that of Juan Carlos Oviedo… -
Re: Here is a cool bust Dime "Whats going on here?"New PICS many pics so look but be aware of
<< <i>Possibly a false die double strike. >> Possible...that 8 looks pretty good compared to the original though... Edit to add: I've seen a few trade dollars that were not graded because of being double struck with counterfeit dies...Is there a way to tell that you could explain here? -
Re: Has anyone here scaled Mt. Everest?
I've not climbed anything higher than a flight of stairs. My brother-in-law was quite the mountaineer though. Rainer took him in 2010. https://www.google.com/amp/www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jul/28/climber-dies-fall-mount-rainier/?amp-content=amp He went doing what he loved. Managed to save 3 on his rope team by… -
Re: what causes cartwheel on some coins and not others?
<< <i>Correct me if I am wrong on this. Its my understanding that the Cart Wheel effect gets a little better as the Die is used longer. True or False ? >> True to a point. Brand new dies that produce dmpl surfaces do not produce good luster. As the die starts to wear slightly it both develops its own flowlines and imparts… -
Re: ~~~~~ VIRTUAL TREASURE HUNT III (Game Over! Prizes awarded!) ~~~~~
<< <i>The trees, and nature are out to get me, Ken . Falling off a giant granite boulder is the only thing to draw blood yet. 'And dis time we didn't forget da gravy' The tree is there, GaCoinGuy. The oldest date I can read is 1929. >> In about 3 months we can go to that place I told you about and it's mostly level ground… -
Re: POLL: Buying raw coins from Stack's sight unseen, do you agree or disagree with this statement?
<< <i>Buying raw coins from Stack's sight unseen, do you agree or disagree with this statement? >> russ, big-e di NOT BUY THE COIN SIGHT UNSEEN. was'nt aware of this poll until this morning, but i did'nt vote since part of your premise is false K S
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