R__Rash

On 12/31/2021 at 6:36 AM, Stackerdude21 said:

Does anyone know how to tell if a holder has been tampered with?

I recently bought a coin that appears to have been opened and the coin switched. 
 

Are NGC holders “Tamper Proof?”

Did you check out “verify ngc certification” in the resources. I could be mistaken but there should be a picture in there of the coin that was certified with that number.

I bought several of these from a friend a few years back for 5 bucks each. Couldn’t go wrong, right?

Happy New Year!

On 12/12/2021 at 3:20 PM, Coinbuf said:

A very common date and coin, but its hard to find Lincolns as clean as this one is.   Usually you see some contact marks and very often there are some chicken scratch marks on the shoulder, this is one clean Lincoln.

 

Shoulder Chicken scratch..

On 12/27/2021 at 6:28 PM, Hoghead515 said:

Any of those would be a great gift. I would go for the 26 if I was put tho choosing one. 

Gotta love a great gift now and then! Happy New Year

On 12/27/2021 at 3:59 PM, Mr.Bill347 said:

My choice would  be "C" because it is either a rotated die or an offset strike or both?

NGC 10c 1940-S Mercury Dime Rotated Double-Strike AU55

I find it amazing you picked an S out of the album toning.

On 12/27/2021 at 6:10 PM, The Neophyte Numismatist said:

Merry Christas, Everyone.  I hope everyone had a great holiday.

@R__Rash I like the crusty album toning on "C", and the bands on "B".  "A" has a cool character, too!

If you could pick one, which would it be?

So, you just got to the store to get refill for your favorite 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon “Mercury Head” only to find that there are only three left, and because of limited supply are only allowing one bottle per customer. Which bottle do you choose, Mercury Head gift A, B or C.   
Happy New Year.

On 12/25/2021 at 2:22 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

I do not ever recall seeing a bi-lingual coin. Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year to you, as well!

And to you, as well, Gia Mas !

On 12/25/2021 at 1:46 PM, J P Mashoke said:

 There are a lot of counterfeiters out there nowadays. what better place to come to than a coin  Forum website  To learn how to do things they even counterfeit labels so I just try not to make it too easy for them to do copies not that I think they're gonna do copies of my cheap coins L o l  But maybe it'll slow  them down a little bit.

Thanks, there are probably more than we can imagine. 👍

On 12/23/2021 at 1:01 PM, J P Mashoke said:

I actually have all the coins but the 44s and a 45s  need to be NGC or PCGS to complete my registry which I hope to have before the end of the year. My set is MS 64,65 and 66 and for some reason NGC is asking for a 1943 over 42 which to me is asking for a error coin to complete the registry set.? That particular coin is a $400 coin in MS 64 so I guess I will never be completing the set seeing I am way to cheap to pay that price for a Nickel  

Very nice, I am curious to why the marked out number/code, I know it’s so no one can see it but what has transpired to create the necessity. Some do some don’t.  Thanks

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure?

On 12/21/2021 at 9:29 PM, Mohawk said:

Now if someone could pound this into that bodoh (i-d-i-o-t in what I theorize is his native tongue) Researchcoins' head about his 1967 half dollar, we'd be getting somewhere.

Maybe one in the same? I’m new here but as an apprentice I do recognize similarities in the accent of literary content.

On 12/22/2021 at 9:20 AM, Quintus Arrius said:

That the same four-letter word my wife used and she didn't even know what she was looking at.  I like it because it evokes the Revolutions in Europe. In addition, the American flag had 30 stars... a nice piece of period history.  

I collect what I call war sets, I was thinking along the lines of the end of the Mexican/American war.

On 12/18/2021 at 3:56 PM, Coinbuf said:

Sad but true, what the mint considers art today is more like clip art.   Only every once and awhile will the mint break that mold and produce an eye appealing coin, but those are usually only for some type of commemorative coin rather than any coins for circulation.

Artist sculpturing by the minter’s creed, slowly have become a dying breed.

rkh

On 12/18/2021 at 3:16 PM, Coinbuf said:

Master minters, artistic craft, seems to be mostly part of the past?

On 12/14/2021 at 6:16 PM, blinewalker said:

I got a few rolls of dimes from the bank and they was all like this one. Anyone one else spotted any of these?

It almost seems deliberate, like someone decided that it was easier to let it go and say it is suppose to be framing or highlighting for the new era of coin minting?

On 12/16/2021 at 1:25 AM, James Zyskowski said:

Hey buddy working late or ,like me, can’t sleep. 
As for the quality issues. I’m in the mountains of Colorado so I see a lot of Denver coins and since 2019 (I think ) the coins have been higher quality than the Philly offerings.  They have had a run of PL’s.   Time for the late night western. 😉🙀

I don’t know if there is still any mint quality control, if it’s me, my new 2.50’s. My oxygen level or the Coors I keep my liquids up with ( Dr’s orders) but something’s gotta be done to quit finding these in with the Pennie’s?  🤔 

On 12/16/2021 at 7:33 PM, The Neophyte Numismatist said:

I think that's one of those "inside the house" wreaths.  

Hoghead  actually inspired the idea, with first post discussing his new Christmas GW. I just happened to have that page of 64’s close and borrowed the wreath from the Mrs. It sat on the piano for a while then she wanted her wreath back. Go figure, lol..🤔

On 12/16/2021 at 8:08 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

Hmm... something about the "3."

I don’t have macro ability, and was trying to get as good a focus as I could, due to what I thought was md or dd that I can see with a magnifier.  But I am not able at this time to accomplish that with the equipment at hand.