I was reading Mr Bowers' nickel book and came across a reference to 1943/2 P nickels made with the pre-war planchets. I must have read book that...
I would urge the mint not to go the "insert" route. That strategy basically ended up killing the trading card hobby. The final straw came when...
For me, that's no-brainer, and it's not even one of the stratosphere coins. I'd go for a mint state 1916-d dime.
The OP's is not inverted. Note the teardrop shape on the upper end of the "S" and the flattened/trumpet shape on the lower end. That is the...
Don't know if its possible, but how about two passive RFID chips, each of which has different types of info. The ID of the coin itself could be...
Look's like someones initials carved into the die from which the coin was made. Not much of premium
I think the replies suggesting doing away with political figures are pretty much right on. In fact, I think that the presence of political...
Sorry, don't mean to hi-jack a thread, but, coinzip, can you provide any info on who makes this and where you got it? TIA [IMG]
Its a die clash. The dies came together without a planchet between them, and some of the obverse design got transferred to the reverse die. The...
If I recall correctly, weren't the original "nickels" called that because of their composition? Maybe anything other that five cent piece is...
I think the low room temps are the problem. The building I am in is way over-air-conditioned. The typical room temp is between 15 and 18C....
I have been placing many of my proof coins in better holders and have been giving them an acetone bath to remove any dust or stuff leftover from...
This Lincoln cent is pretty good wear-wise, but probably would a details - environmental damage slab....
My most important lesson was the realization that you can't have the item and what the item is "worth" at the same time. As long as you have the...
I'm curious, too. TTT for another round of looks
1960 has some good doubled dies (sm/lg date) and RPMs you should be on the look-out for.
First time I've ever seen a beaver with two tails
Looks like a pretty well-struck Type A.
Got a new one for Buffalo RPM collection. Its probably an MS-65 with a shot at 66. Here's the mint mark, I'll post full pics when I get some...
The lay-out was trial and error, but the end result is an excel page with alternating thick and thin rows and columns. Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11...
Separate names with a comma.
