Aluminum costs more than zinc per pound, but I don't know if it would bring the cost of a penny down to under 1¢ due to it's low density. Now...
And screw all the people who actually paid for this First Strike designation!!!! I never paid for such a designation but when a decision like...
That's a funny way of saying "Electroplated".
In time, these coins are most likely to sold like this...
Here's a trivia fact, your bill is the last series for $5's that doesn't have In God We Trust on the back. If you flip yours over, you'll see...
I would hope that they at least have the smarts to use a stainless steel alloy that is non-magnetic.
I wonder if after you pay 50¢ postage, you get it by e-mail??
Given the note's condition, I would first try clembo's suggesting using a sponge. Get the paper damp and let it sit for about 5 minutes before...
The Liberty Walking should still be worth at least $6.
And it's in good condition. There don't appear to be any particularly scarce star notes from 1996, but it's still a keeper in my book.
Because they decided to use the leading letter for the Federal District that "issued" the note. And I don't think that $5 is ugly, it just...
Imagine for the dealers, something better was probably anything that a collector offered to them that would move quicker for a 10% or better return.
This is probably a better analogy. How would everyone feel if PCGS slabbed a "trimmed" note without indicating that the note was trimmed on the...
My guess is that this is a sign of hard times (and that no one is buying too much circulated pre-1996 bills).
And the look on your face when they hand you a dime and refuse to give you back the 3-cent piece would have been priceless!!!!
Most likely, this coin re-entered circulation from someone cashing in loose coins they inherited or stole. There are plenty of people that save...
The word LIBERTY wears off very quick on the Barber coins.
I can't believe that guy sold a run of the mill FRB strap for $232. I get 10 of these every week for face (and those are at least unsearched).
Mine were all 51S, 52, and 63P. They didn't even send me any extra coins to send back.
They may have intended to try to reuse the ebay item # in order to save on an insertion fee. Since there were no bidders, that may have worked...
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