I only recently completed my first set -- clad Roosevelt dimes. I added the last piece just over a week ago, though now I can look forward to...
I actually rather like most modern coinage (I suppose I am weird that way), but if I had to choose a least favorite, I'd have to choose the...
The discovery of the SS Central America had quite an effect on the prices of gold coins. Quite the hoard, to say the least. Edit: I suppose this...
The San Francisco mint has only produced proofs since the early seventies, so any coin from that period and onward will be proof coins, but many...
This thread explains it better than I can: http://www.cointalk.com/t84670/ Part of it has to do with the surface of a coin. Microscopically,...
I know what an error is. Broadstruck and double-struck coins, when genuine, can be proven to come from the mint. Cuds, when genuine, come from the...
From what I understand, unless the coin is dramatically off-center (around 10% or more, I want to say. It might be more than that though), it does...
No offense, but being guaranteed by you isn't worth much. It very well could be post mint damage or it could be a genuine error (I can't say much...
Thank you all for the helpful information! I'll be sure to put it to good use; the tip about the NGC registry should be especially useful....
I know little to nothing about football, but I will venture a guess of Saints 24, Colts 14.
Dang, I wasn't expecting to win; I've never won any sort of drawing before, on this site or otherwise. Thanks for the contest!
The picture appears to be in her profile, or at least, I'm assuming that the picture there is what is being referred to.
Pictures would probably be helpful here. The only thing significant I can find about 5/20/1980 is that Quebec decided not to try and attain...
Congrats shoewrecky! I enjoyed reading the responses in this thread, though I admit, I was a little motivated to try and win given my numismatic...
I'm not entirely sure, so maybe someone else could confirm this, but it could be a late die state dime. As the die deteriorates, it can cause some...
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