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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: 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 -
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: Esoteric Guess the Grade Thread...
Nope. That is false logic which would make all coin grading meaningless. Repeat - If one is consistent, then "wear/abrasion" is the primary attribute of "grade." Detail of design in the dies or a struck coin is irrelevant. These territorial issues are exceptions to honest, consistent grading because of their huge emotional… -
Re: The forum needs a little humor.
Posted by Eddiespin on another chatroom: These two old chums meet up after many years when one says to the other that he’s getting married for the 4th time. The other asks, “What happened the last 3 times?” The guy says, “They all died.” The other says, “Wow, how did they die?” The guy says, “Well, the 1st one died from… -
Re: 1922 "no D" cents
Ok for those of you that dont know the story behind the 1922 no D lincoln cent it goes like this. These are the result of poor planning on the part of the mint. On Febuary 26 the Denver mint ran out of usable dies with about 500,000 more lincoln cents still to strike. The Philadelphia mint was contacted and asked when new… -
Re: How can you tell a REAL 1943 COPPER lincoln? Auction over at $1310.99
Some 1943 copper cents are created by taking 1948 cents and tooling the final digit of the date. Also, since the 1943 cents were made of steel, some counterfeiters have used them as hubs to create false dies to strike fakes using unstruck cent planchets. A coin such as this definately needs professional authentication.
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