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Just Bob

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  1. Just Bob
    In this hobby, as in most aspects of life, hero worship often leads to disappointment.
  2. Just Bob
    I am glad to see that this one was genuine and straight graded. Congrats!
  3. Just Bob
    It is as stated in the above posts. Just to the left of the date you will see a tiny letter "R" incused into the surface. That signifies "replica."
  4. Just Bob
    What was the hammer price? Did you bid?
  5. Just Bob
    The amount and placement of the lines on this coin are distracting to me. I feel the same way about planchet adjustment marks on early dollars.
  6. Just Bob
    Don't worry. We will just switch over to calling them "squished" and keep on trucking.
  7. Just Bob
    What is "die bleed"?
  8. Just Bob
    She revealed the price that she paid in a different thread. It was a lot less than 4k, but more than I would want to lose. It was, however, cheap enough that red flags should have been flying all around her. You don't buy a legitimate 1795 dollar for under $300 - even in AG.
  9. Just Bob
    "I don't wear deodorant. I put a bay leaf under each arm. Doesn't stop me from sweating, but now I smell like soup." George Carlin - back when he was funny.
  10. Just Bob
    Never, ever buy another coin on Etsy. It is one of the most frequently used sites for the sale of counterfeit coins. As stated, your coin is a well-known fake. I am sorry you got taken. That was a very expensive lesson learned. I hope you have some way to get your money back.
  11. Just Bob
    Lots of parallel hairlines all over the surfaces of the coin. That one would not get a straight grade at a major grading service, or from a knowledgeable collector.
  12. Just Bob
    I had that same experience on acid once.
  13. Just Bob
    Calgoldcoin.com
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  15. Just Bob
    He didn't say he thought it was an "O" mint mark. He thought it might be a "D" over "S". "Omm" means "over mint mark." Normally all of the letters are capitalized to avoid confusion. See Coinbuf's post above.
  16. Just Bob
    I would be willing to bet that no one else has that name, though.
  17. Just Bob
    Glad you are doing well. Hope the road to full recovery is a smooth one.
  18. Just Bob
    Wow, there is a lot of detail on that coin - both sides.
  19. Just Bob
    I picked up a few years ago to go with my ration booklets, tax tokens, and food stamp tokens. I still run across them in dealer bins and albums from time to time. A cool little piece of history. Thanks for sharing.
  20. Just Bob
    Why was the picture removed?
  21. Just Bob
    I think Oldhoopster has it right about it being cast. It appears to be a copy of a silver shekel from Judea, AD 66-70. I am also surprised to learn that it is legal to remove artifacts from tombs in Jordan.
  22. Just Bob
    From the pictures, I can see that there is obvious damage to the rim and denticles on the reverse.
  23. Just Bob
    It doesn't signify anything. The die broke. End of story.
  24. Just Bob
    Looks damaged.
  25. Just Bob
    Why does it "have to be" an error? Can you explain how it happened?