Stanward99 welcome to the forum! I tell you, all you newbies finding missing clad layer coins :p (just joking with you). Its a great find...
Mikjo0 Thanks for sharing the article with those of us who don't have a subscription (yet). BigD...again...CONGRATS!
Hey speedy, please check your pm's...thanks
I should have been a little clearer. By "worth" I meant what was the coins buying power back then. Today, 1$ will barely buy you a can of coke...
When you go to sell it, you might want to offer a signed copy of the coin world mag containing the article. Your not just selling a coin, your...
$2300 x 20 nickels per dollar = 46,000 nickels ;) Asian-Chick, can't help but echo others...where did you find the time ;) Neat finds,...
Hmmm...it would be interesting if the US Mint sold sets of any of the darkside coins it produces.
Flyers10, welcome to the forum :D (or out of the cave as a lurker ;) ) As speedy said, pictures will be the best help, but without them I'd...
Kudos to those who knew...or search the anwer. As a kid I lived on Okinawa where 2 of the 8 SR-71's made were stationed (until one ditched in the...
I'd definitely 2nd having the Habu on a coin ;) (kudos to anyone that can say why/where the SR-71 got that nickname)
What was 8 reales worth back then? i.e. what could you get for it? What would the coin fetch today as a collectable? Two things to consider...
Machine doubled die break. Interesting find :)
Thanks for the link Becky. I've known the process (in theory) but never seen the results. Cool (though part of me shudders doing that to coins ;) )
jimmy-bones, to answer your question for GD directly...on the 1905 if you look closely, you will see hairline scratches running across the face...
Zaneman, I can't offer a grade, but from the picts it looks like it has good "eye appeal". Speedy, no disrespect ment by this at all, but just...
You can "spoon" a coin yourself by simply hitting it repeatedly with a steel spoon, thus the term ;)
Thanks for the reply. I was just wondering b/c I know the mint retooled that series and the next to try and prevent home "minting". A higher DPI...
Gorgeous find!!!! I was just finding out about some lesser know promising sites in MA when I had to move. Kind of hard to find a patch of bare...
Bonedigger, thanks for the link on do it yourself electrolysis. Must admit, my first reaction is to be reminded of all the warnings not to drop...
I'm curious, what is the dpi of the scan you posted?
Separate names with a comma.
