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Re: The 1894 Morgan Dollar
Excellent question. This is extremely relevant in differentiating top grade prooflikes from full proof strikes for that date, the former being much significantly rarer. (This is my specialty.) Despite the VAM book's two varieties, with VAM-1 being the business strike and VAM-2 being the proof strike, there were actually… -
Re: Please help explain to me..Coin vs. grade?
-Dies wear down over time and fine details can become blurred or disappear.- Such coins have and continue to find their way into high grade holders. And in turn, end up in the # 1, 2, 3, 4 top Registry sets creating a false image of great sets and coins, mainly Jefferson nickels. -For some issues, qualifiers like "full… -
Re: Important discovery shown at Central States
<< <i>Having seen the piece in hand I have no doubt that the quarter is a genuine coin struck at the U.S. Mint. The reeding count is irrelevant. The out of round, however, reinforces the theory that it was a post-Mint sandwich job. Collars do not stretch. What I can't explain is why the impressions around the stars and… -
Re: ANA Newps
Originally posted by: Aegis3 The 4 reales also appear to have different obverse dies. Check the date spacing. You are correct, but the obverses don't matter. They were locally made. Only the reverses (per the theory) were made from the Spanish matrices. So unless there were multiple matrices for each denomination sent from… -
Re: Post your submission results here
1 04652176 1961 LEAF SALES CONF. 1 MEETING OF... FAMOUS DIS. & ADVENTURES 6 2 04652177 1961 LEAF SALES CONF. 2 FIRST MOON ROCKET FAMOUS DIS. & ADVENTURES 7 3 04652178 1961 LEAF SALES CONF. 3 MARCO POLO FAMOUS DIS. & ADVENTURES 7 4 04652179 1961 LEAF SALES CONF. 4 CONQUEST OF MEXICO FAMOUS DIS. & ADVENTURES 7 5 04652180… -
Re: 1921 Peace Dollar (VAM-1H) - PCGS MS-64 - Struck from Satin Proof Dies - Well Struck - (Ex Goldberg
Since you did not provide a grade, I will venture a guess. The strike is a plus, it does have a few contact marks in the key areas, hard to tell luster from the image so I will be neutral on that end. Overall, I would guess the coin is a mint state 64. I did some research using the "A Guide Book of Peace Dollars" by Roger… -
Re: Horrible Weekend... Cheer me up Please!
"You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintry light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the… -
Re: I apologize about this being Off Topic, but my The Penny Lady® Facebook Account was hacked/disabled
To the ones who fall for that without verification from their friend I know a rich Nigerian prince who just died and left you all of his money, just provide me with the account and routing numbers to send it to. -
Re: How to identify a counterfeit Trade Dollar?
What @OriginalDan is referring to is that specific mint mark doesnt exist on any known genuine dollars from '73. also, it is poorly reflective of genuine dollars. If you compare a genuine '73-cc to this one, blown up, you will see the details are lazy. What I mean by lazy, is that they are a crude representation - easily… -
Re: ::Now With a Bit of a Twist!:: Just For Fun Basics. Which 1914-D is Real and Which One is Fake?
Great answers, one and all, but I suspect there really is no way to have figured it out, especially based on the photos only. (Now, in hand, the answer would reveal itself to you a bit more readily.) The second coin is a counterfeit minted from false dies (according to ANACS). Now, feature this (!): The oh so brilliant…
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