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Re: I thought about a bid on this Morgan with color,
I've been around too long. It is my opinion that the coin is a colorful widget. I would not value it higher than $300. The fact of the matter is you bid and buy that coin and regardless of that toning it is still a common coin. Placing thousands of dollars in a common coin is folly. This coin market is increasingly… -
False alarm...Byron Reed exhibit to be "dismantled"?
Well, I had the following email forwarded to me about an upcoming Lincoln coin club field trip to see the Byron Reed collection here in Omaha. It was the last sentence that caught my attention. << <i>A Very Special NumismaticEvent! Larry Lee, program chairman of the Lincoln Coin Clubhas put together a very special… -
Re: What identifies an 1821 quarter as being a proof?
. i have to say this as a disclosure. even if every single atom aligns on 2 coins exactly the same, 1 from BS dies and 1 from PF dies, the PF struck coin will still be a BS coin unless the flan was prepared as a pf/sp/ptn/ptn etc and from all of my study, that is where the delineation falls. was the flan(s) made/treated… -
Re: Why Fugio New Haven Restrikes are Called Restrikes
So a novodel is a backdated piece made from either original or non-original dies, while a restrike is essentially made from existing original dies but struck later. I think it would be beneficial to further clarify its definition by specifying that a novodel is produced by the mint or governing body from which the series… -
Re: RELISTED Scary good counterfeits 1793 wreath cent + 1806 half cent
That may be true, but many of the same ones we have been chasing since fall 2015 are still hitting the TPG's and eBay; many if not most of these have been struck from dies made from damaged and repaired source coins, and many of the details do not match known genuine examples. Early copper is tricky, as there are very few… -
Re: eBay and online scams
You've opened a can of worms....I'll start it off by describing the "error" category, the one I frequent most. More times than not any more the sellers don't have a clue what they have and it shows. Unfortunately the bidders don't know either and end up paying high prices on a bunch of crap. Doubled dies that aren't is the… -
Re: 1983 DDR Lincoln...Under Appreciated?
<< <i>Most modern DD are under appreciated like the 2009 006 skeleton finger >> Ya, I don't see the comparison. That said the 83 DDR is just about the most valuable of the Zincolns so that doesn't speak of "underrated". I guess a better way to look at the question is why doesn't such a dramatic DDR have crossover appeal to… -
Re: Best of the Mint (2) 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter Dollar Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set
False. Got mine in the shop (with about 20 other ppl). Director Hollis even stopped by and signed them. -
Re: 2008 Monroe dollars struck on quarter planchets
7over8: Again, could you please paste the quote from Coin World that you think makes it at all possible the coins were released in quarter rolls. You are obviously misunderstanding the article and as a result, you are spreading false information. In the scenario you describe (presses meant to strike quarters had Monroe… -
Re: why is the 3C Nickel series the most famous one for die clashes?
so the multiple clash COULD be the result of ONE die tangling? Could the dies sort of bounced in that millisecond according to your explaination? I know little about the minting process from this era but I'd guess the dies chattered against each other since there was no resistence (no planchet) between them. The ultimate…
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