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| 1800 Lm-5 Half Dime: A New Die Marriage
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apcol258
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United States
130 Posts |
 Posted 02/21/2023 08:23 am
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What a great story. Sometimes the best cherrypicks are the ones that end up being something different than what you initially thought they were.
The research and dedication you put into getting this new marriage acknowledged is a great service to the numismatic community.
Good luck on the auction. I will be hoping for a high result for you. |
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| When Is A 3c Silver A 3c Nickel? 1866
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apcol258
Valued Member
United States
130 Posts |
Posted 02/07/2023 11:42 am
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| Tell us how you really feel Exo lol. While this is a more obvious type of mechanical error, I agree. Who is to say a coin they labeled as MS65 was really graded MS62 and just input incorrectly. What's frightening is that a mistake like that would probably be more likely to happen, and not be noticed, than this type of error. I know you should buy the coin not the holder, but makes you wonder how many graded coins like that could be floating around out there. |
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| 1860 O Seated Half Dollar Strike Though Error
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apcol258
Valued Member
United States
130 Posts |
Posted 01/22/2023 10:14 am
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I'm skeptical. Would there not be some indication of the strike through showing as a weakness on the obverse? Also the reverse indentation edge seems almost too clean. I would expect there would be some flow lines or disruption from the mashing together of metal.
My guess is that it is contemporary PMD. Someone cut/shaved off part of the host coin, then expertly cut out a matching 1/2 dime size piece from another half dollar coin. These two pieces of coins have then toned together over time.
Edit: Oops, just saw the weights posted. That throws a wrench into that theory. |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins |
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| Anyone Here Dream Of Getting A 1792 Half Disme?
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apcol258
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United States
130 Posts |
Posted 01/15/2023 10:39 am
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| Unquestionably an important part of early American coinage, but in my opinion it falls somewhere in between a pattern piece and circulation issue. Personally I don't think it's a necessary component to completing a type set. I would still love to have one for what it is though! |
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| 1793 Chain Cent Question
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apcol258
Valued Member
United States
130 Posts |
Posted 10/07/2022 3:12 pm
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| Possession of counterfeit coins is not necessarily illegal, it comes down to the intent. There has been quite a bit of discussion on this over the years and I suggest you educate yourself on the matter before making anymore false claims. It's a shame that so many contemporary counterfeit coins have been destroyed over the years by people who think this is true. |
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| 1793 Chain Cent Question
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apcol258
Valued Member
United States
130 Posts |
Posted 10/07/2022 1:48 pm
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Authenticity unverifiable basically means that PCGS doesn't want to put their guarantee on a coin that may or may not be genuine. If they slab a counterfeit coin, their guarantee states that they are on the hook financially for it. PCGS doesn't think that the coin in the OP's link is counterfeit, but just that it isn't worth the financial risk to them to slab it.
Depending on the intent, possession of a counterfeit is not illegal. There are quite a few collectors of contemporary counterfeit coinage, which is an interesting and important part of numismatic history. |
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| 1793 Chain Cent Question
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apcol258
Valued Member
United States
130 Posts |
Posted 10/07/2022 09:53 am
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as a general rule "authenticity unverifiable" means this is fake but we cant say this is fake because then we cant legally mail it back to the person who sent it in.
I don't think there is anything legally preventing PCGS from mailing a counterfeit coin back to the submitter. If they thought it was counterfeit they would have sent it back with code 90 - counterfeit as opposed to code 86 - authenticity unverifiable, which they used for this coin. |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coins |
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| Coin Mis-Alignment In PCGS Slab
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apcol258
Valued Member
United States
130 Posts |
Posted 09/01/2022 11:43 pm
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An electric toothbrush held at the right angle on the edge of the holder and it should rotate back to a desirable orientation.
Edit: Just noticed this was one of the newer three point gasket holders, not so sure it would work in this case |
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