Small Dates are scarcer and more valuable in the Philly issue. Denver pieces have no big premium, but the Small Date is less common.
Looks weakly struck. The dies aren't overly worn, so just a soft strike.
Some mint-sewn bags contain circulated coins in them, so just because it came directly from the mint means nothing. When the New Orleans Mint...
When and by whom was the instrument calibrated? Those numbers are too far off, even with the tolerances. There will be be silver migration...
It seems that at certain times more care was taken in what coins went into mint sets. Probably the best time was when the specimen pieces were...
I think buckeye73 nailed it.
The Barber nickel, dime, quarter and half are much uglier. And the ugly didn't stop at one denomination.
Make sure you use a bottle of dip just for clad coins. If you use some that has previously had silver coins dipped in it, you will silver-plate...
91% IPA (Ispropyl alcohol), not Methanol (Wood alcohol) or Ethanol (Grain alcohol).
I think the Indy 500 trophy and the Stanley cup are the most beautiful trophies in sports.
Looks good, but it looks like there's a hint of the F showing.
If I pay table fees for a table at a coin show,vthen for one, two, three days, I am a professional dealer. If I accept money to repair a...
They look like AU to Unc Jefferson Nickels. Worth 5 cents each or so.
I liked the coins, but the unnecessary addition of "24 kt Gold" turned it into a bullion piece more than a coin. This made them equivalent to...
Pretty problem-free specimen. Very nice.
Just a Philly business strike coin made for circulation.
It has just been machined down. Looks like it was done in a lathe. Worth 12.5 cents.
British Guiana.
Looks like a coin struck on worn out dies, then circulated. Just like people that had a rough upbringing, and now are old and wider.
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