S mint business strike (They did around a million of them for each design 2012 to 2020) and now immediately go give the coin a good soak and rinse...
Because the vending machines are designed to accept that alloy composition and weight. And people are conditioned to see the nickel as that...
It was only illegal to melt US 90% silver coins from 1965 to 1968.
Counting the basement slabbers and flyby nights, I know of around 160 companies. Most no longer exist, and in the US you only really need to know...
The reason they both worked was because they were made at the US Mint on the same planchets used for US coins.
At the time though they actually had a special link for reporting fakes or questionable items in the Coins section that went directly to the...
Attribution took about 3 minutes. Quick first clue start with the point of leaf below S2, that eliminates all but three varieties right there.
No thanks, I really don't like a lot of noise, and I hate crowds. Not my idea of a good time.
1833 N-6 mid die stage, R-1+ Nice sharpness but uniform porous/corroded. It wouldn't be worth slabbing if you were looking to sell it, but as a...
Actually a lot of good. How many fake coins are being sold on ebay? Do you really care if it is cleaned, tooled, or artificially toned if it is...
The throws are aluminum, but they also tend to make some special ones for the crewes and other special people out of other metals. The aluminum...
Of course Doug has never "liked" anyone.
I can't be sure but the 1882 may be an Omega counterfeit.
But if too many get sold, prices go down in the aftermarket.
Do you pick up after him?
Pre-order, no. I'll wait and see how the sales for the Uncs go and then decide later if I want to buy it from the Mint or wait till the aftermarket.
Is he that hard on the dogs?
Well I have to admit I haven't given it a close look since the auctions were on the 14 & 15th and I got the catalog on the 21st. Took a look and...
Just got the Auction catalog for the PRE-LONG BEACH sale (Feb 14 & 15) this morning.
I wanted to see the 1975 obverse.
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