Dascher

OK, thanks, I'm with you now that I know counterstamps are an actual thing. Any idea what has been counterstampped on this coin and/or why? Or perhaps is there is a 3rd party expert Canadian source to find out more? I've looked all over to no avail.

These are definitely cool. I've now got 2 solid years / 200lbs / 25,000+/- cherrypicked foreign coins under my belt, and I have yet to come across one of these bad boys. Well, I've got a great 7 lbs batch coming any minute now so I'll keep my fingers crossed!

Good advice, yet again, thanks. I can raise to that challenge and live with it if I can't.

Thanks Fenn! I was completely unfamiliar with the entire concept of counterstamping, but I am beginning to think you nailed it. I guess the question now is whether and how I can maximize value out of this rare, old coin if this is the case and it is not just a "normal" circulation damage.

Hello everyone and I hope y'all had a nice holiday weekend recently. I am curious what do you see when you look at the close ups of the obverse markings on this 1812 Nova Scotia Half Penny? Obviously it's a loaded question because I read on numista.com ( https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3194.html ) that these particular pieces were known have been struck or cast by Thomas Halliday of Birmingham, England and some specimens were struck over either "Guppy" or "Bristol" halfpennies. I sent this in for certification with the $18 Mint Errorr option because I found it hard to believe that that the exactness of these markings came from some post-minting damage but rather during a faulty mint given their clearness and obvious doubling of some sort. It just seems too inconceivable that these obverse markings are anything but a mint error. Well, of course, the NGC graders had a different opinion and simply graded it as a damaged XF Details coin. I am not contesting the XF grading, but I am thinking about contesting this as a Details / damaged coin and not a true mint error. What do you think? Thanks in advance - JFD

@Jason Abshier Excellent advice and insight. Thank you very much for taking the time to respond and it's nice to meet another foreign coin enthusiast!

Thank you for holding my feet to the fire!

DAMN FENN!!! Yours is by far nicer than mine. Congrats! I'm actually still waiting on mine to get shipped back to me, but as soon as it does it is going up on eBay. It'll probably take a few months to sell, but when it does I'll be happy to share all the details with you.

Amen brother! Thanks for all of your honesty & friendship. And you are correct, I will not be a stranger. Y'all are good people!

Oh heck yeah! I think it was worth submitting now that it came back as an MS63, and I am very grateful for the advice you and the other faithfuls on these boards gave me not to submit it for the doubling attribution.

@Coinbuf @EagleRJO @jimbo27 @Fenntucky Mike @Crawtomatic @VKurtB @J P M @Just Bob @JKK Better late than never, but I said I would do it so here goes. I finally got this back from NGC and it turned out fairly well - MS 63.

Perfect idea!!!! But at 50 years old, I'm the youngest collector I know, so if someone could offer me a deserving soul, it shall be done!

Excellent point @VKurtB. In fact, didn't the U.S. Mint admit outright that the objectvive of the entire 2020 ATB "V75" privy mark and the 2019 "W" mint mark was rekindle interest in coin collecting? If so (& IMHO), such blatant manipulation to artificially increase interest & demand numismatically usually backfires.

THANK YOU SIR! I was spooked I'd have been dishonorably discharged from here because of that.

@powermad5000Excellent advice and well received. I appreciate you keeping focus on my original intent and offering an alternative yet voice-of-reason styled suggestion! Much appreciated

Amen to that!

@KaileeS CS Thank you so very much. Now this all makes perfect sense & I have an actionable gameplan I'm confident in. Much Obliged - John F. Dascher

@EagleRJO @J P M @VKurtB @Sandon: I focus almost exclusively on foreign coins and more importantly, y'all have been so helpful to me in the past (see below) that if any of you have a particular interest in this Lincoln error penny, it'd absolutely be my pleasure to give it to the 1st one who replies for free. Please just email or otherwise give me your address and I'll drop it in the mail today. (... particularly on the topic back in November of doubling on my 1888 Germany 20 pfenning, which I still plan on sending in for certification pronto):

@EagleRJO Hey, Hey my friend! Great to hear from you and thanks for these pics. Although I wonder how current a/o accurate it is, I love & frequent coinquest.com. Fascinating to me how my specimen and this one are almost identical in shape.

@J P M Hello bud! Thanks for chiming in with a few upbeat notes, and how very apt of you to say that because (IMHO) it looks like it would make the perfect guitar pick!

@VKurtB Hey buddy, nice to hear from you and thanks for the vote of confidence!

@Sandon Hello & thank you very much for this great info. Next time I'm at Barnes & Noble I'll check out p. 1407 of the Mega... maybe even rent a forklift so I can buy & get it home :-)

Hello everyone; I hope y'all are having a successful start to 2023. What exact type of error is this strange coin I came across recently? An off-center strike, a broadstrike or neither? And, of course, the 64 cents or 64 thousand dollar question - is it worth the time to try & sell it on eBay. Thanks in advance for any insight - JFD

Thank you very much NickiO CS for such a prompt & thorough reply. It was helpful to some extent but I was aware of most of what you wrote. I suppose the heart of the matter resides in what is likely my misconception as to why the NGC Census per my link above shows a DDO as if it were a recognized Variety for the 1939-B Switzerland 20 Rappen but there is no listed variety in VarietyPlus or any of the sources in the link you posted. I was already aware of the difference between a true Double Die and mechanical or strike doubling thanks to the link you sent above plus the help of some of my wonderful peer members active on this forum via a previous post. I also am aware of the associated fees and would not dare ask for NGC's help on this forum to make a subjective judgement on a coin, but what I'm still getting tripped up on is why the NGC census shows a DDO for this coin that is not listed in Variety Plus. I was under the impression the NGC Census only lists known and recognized varieties exclusively included in VarietyPlus. Is this a misinterpretation on my part, as it very well may be as a relative rookie? Thanks - JFD

Dear NGC: I am preparing a group of coins for certification and one of them is this 1939-B Switzerland 20 Rappen. There is clear obverse doubling in "1939" and more faint doubling in some of the letters. I checked Variety Plus as well as extensive internet research and could not find this as a recognized DDO Variety (other than, of course, non-official sources selling mostly on eBay claiming their similar 1939 Swiss 20Rs are the "DDO Variety". However, when I went to investigate the NGC census here: https://www.ngccoin.com/census/world/switzerland-confederation/sc-301/20r/ It clearly delineates a "Double Die Obverse", albeit with only 1 in the census vs. 17 in the regular mintage. This is a bit confusing to me on what, if anything, I should do to properly submit this coin. I was under the impression that choosing the "Mint Error" option was not appropriate for more common stamp doubling, which this seems to better fit than a formal and/or recognized Double Die Obverse Variety. But if that is the case, why the delineation in the census. Any objective guidance or clarification you could offer would be most appreciated since I would like to make this submission before the weekend. Thank you in advance - JFD