As always....the pictures will tell more, but that aside, to me, it sounds like you've answered your own question already. Even if your coin is a...
If the price of copper goes any higher....pre-1982 pennies might start being slagged. What is it something like 150 pennies to a pound. (please...
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Oh my gosh! They mint coins with a "D" on them ?!? :p East coaster too ;)
Might be what is known as a "strike through" type error, where there was grease on the obverse die, obscuring the details when the planchet was...
OK....was going to use this coin to learn about "cleaning" but decided I should take a closer look first. Glad I did! Either way, hub or...
Tough without a photo...but sounds like a worn die. As the die gets older it starts to lose details (die erosion) and does not make as...
Thanks for the input GD...just one of those odd coins I wish could talk ;)
I've recently relocated to NYC and have begun to search "my own back yard" for coin related sources. As you can imagine this city is a treasure...
Arg...mixed up my terminology....still learning ;) Its concave, not convex. 1. There is a divot with a raised lip on the chin. 2. There is a...
definitely a "read the fine print" auction. 10mm 8K gold minature....far cry from the real deal.
I recieved this 2004 Washington in change today. Normally, I'd dismiss the divot in Washington's nose as damage, but it just didn't feel right....
As both NOS and GDJMSP said its always tough to say without a picture, but I'd say its still an error coin, though relatively common as errors go....
Some of it just boils down to the durablility of the materials used. The average $1 bill is expected to last less than 18 months in circulation,...
Welcome to the forum. I haven't been here long myself, but have come to enjoy and greatly appreciate the wealth of knowledge and experience...
ASE UNCs are consider bullion and not sold directly by the mint. The are only sold to select dealers and then trickle down from there. Some of...
Well...by the dates minted on the coins: 90% silver 10% copper (refered to as coin silver) Washington 1932 - 1964 Roosevelt 1946 - 1964...
Gold has many interesting properties aside from being heavy. Conductivity, durability, and that it can be layered as thinly as just a few...
FINALLY got my first 2005 nickel in change today. Now I don't have to resist the urge to open my mint rolls ;)
must.......resist......urge.....to stray......from topic.....of coins.....mmmphf....urrrgggg.....QUARTER....phew, made it. Nice find on the '56...
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