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| Can Anyone Value This 1807 Dime?
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Amazon99
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United States
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 Posted 08/28/2009 5:41 pm
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| Ah! I was the under bidder on that coin! At least a forum member got it. For me, I would rather spend $100 on a holed coin than a couple hundred for an extremely worn down market acceptable AG one. Jim, could you post pictures when you get it? |
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| World's Worst Buffalo Nickel
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Amazon99
Pillar of the Community
United States
2443 Posts |
Posted 07/24/2009 4:57 pm
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Yes, the ultra rare Roman coin featuring a bison (which is a new world animal). This proves that the Romans visited the New World!
Nah, this proves that we stole the idea of a buffalo nickel from the Romans! |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coins |
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| Dansco 7070 Type Set Photos. Only 2 Holes Left!
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Amazon99
Pillar of the Community
United States
2443 Posts |
Posted 07/24/2009 4:54 pm
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Beautiful coins Johnny! Who cares if the large cent is recolored, it's still a beauty. I like what you did with the gold pages. Are you going to add your $3 and $1 also, or are you going to leave them slabbed?
Edit: Sorry for the late response, I wasn't able to log on until today. |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coins |
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| Interestingly Weird Bust Half (Contemp Counterfeit)
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Amazon99
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United States
2443 Posts |
Posted 04/06/2009 7:36 pm
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So I bought this 1838 contemporary counterfeit bust half off of ebay not too long ago. A contemporary counterfeit according to Coin Community's glossary is "A coin, usually base metal, struck from crudely engraved dies and made to pass for face value at the time of its creation".
Weight: 13.7 grams
Actual weight: 13.36 grams
Diameter: Height: 34mm Width: 33.5mm
Actual diameter: 30mm
Obverse image diameter: 30mm
It should be reeded but it isn't. The planchet is uneven. For 1838, it should say "FIFTY CENTS" and not "50 C". My guess is that it was a trial piece for counterfeiter. According to https://www.coincommunity.com/coin_...ped_bust.asp 1807-1836 bust halves were 32-33mm while the 1836-1839 were 30mm. So I think that a 1807-1836 reverse style was used, making it look off centered. Also the planchet has some flaws, like the raised area that goes into the 50 in "50 C" and on the obverse to the right is also a raised lip.
My question is why is the obverse image smaller than the reverse? Also, does anyone know what Davignon number it could be? Any ideas or comments are welcomed. |
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| Help With Ethical Question
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Amazon99
Pillar of the Community
United States
2443 Posts |
Posted 04/01/2009 4:16 pm
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| Best thing would be to offer that you sell them for her on ebay or something so she won't get taken advantage of by a dealer. If you buy them yourself, she might feel that you ripped her off or others might tell her that. Also, a lot of people don't know much about coins and their value so they might hear that silver dollar like hers sold for $10,000 and you have her a few bucks for it (when in fact it was a key date in MS66 and hers was a common circulated one). |
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