Why would that have caused rejection? At the time the colonists still were loyal to england and many if not most still considered themselves...
Thre are several rarity scales. The R1 to R8 Sheldon Scale is the one typically used for Large cents and half cents, Bust halves, frankly most...
So one is an FS-301 and the other one isn't. Only way to know which is correct is to look in the book and see which one they called FS-301.
Gone before I could see the listing, but yes the obv is a low relief type of 1922.
I believe international trade accounts tended to be settled more with bars than coins because the bars tended to be 999 fine, and there was less...
I'd say recent. It has those puffy marshmallow date figures that you see on a lot of recent fakes.
There are five different varieties (five different dies) that ARE overdates but four of them are hard to tell.
Doug is right, you have to look at the authorizing legislation. On some of the commemorative coins they actually specify a sales period and they...
Grease strike through is very unlikely because the initials on the die are RAISED not incuse. More likely is the initials were polished off the...
But it is the source of the legal name of the coin. The mint is the source of the physical coin, the law is the source of the name.
Because they made a bunch of them ahead of time and then sales weren't great so they still have a bunch on hand. So they are just keeping them on...
Many people don't seem to realize that "sorted" is not the same as "searched". If I have my nephew, who knows nothing about and has no interest...
And if someone just runs up your max bid but you still win, you paid more than you had to. So you overpaid even though you paid less than you...
Because every now and then I need to reference some information on a recent issue. My last Redbook is a 2014 edition and only has up to date...
For those who don't know, the wreath is supposed to be roughly symmetrical. But on the punch made for the shield/wreath they erred and the second...
I just got a postcard this past week informing me the 2020 Indiana State Coin show has been cancelled.
There are also some people who will search the BIN's for the most recent listings to pick things off before others have a chance to see them.
Not the starred reverse (S-48) wrong obv. Looks more to me like S-30
From the third picture, it looks like adhesive. It was glued to something. See if an acetone soak doesn't remove it.
Go to the actual source. The law says it's a cent. :) 31 U.S. Code § 5112 - Denominations, specifications, and design of coins (a)The...
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