I'm fairly sure the 1829 is an N-2.
Blank planchet squeezed between two cents. Stack the coins inside a 3/4 inch ID schedule 40 steel pipe and use two steel rods to apply the...
Not struck on dime stock, too heavy. Just missing the clad layer. If it was just struck on dime stock the weight would be believable (~ 4.16...
Quarter size is a bit extreme. Usually when someone makes one of these they stop at nickel size.
But this begs the question What is full weight? The weight tolerance on the the two cents you posted was almost +/- .5 grams So I think it could...
They were probably all gone from circulation by then. The small size notes started in 1928.
Comes across as a boilerplate ad that is saying "You should send in all your coins again to get them into the latest and safest holder." (And pay...
The survival rate is also a lot lower. But thankfully still a LOT fewer collectors. If there were as many large cent collectors as Lincoln cent...
And then they'll search ALL your packages. :)
Ever actually try it? (I have) Yes with strong jaws and good teeth it is possible to make a very slight mark on a gold coin, at the real risk of...
GBCA has been around for at least four or five years.
Didn't even have to look at the images. That was all I needed.
And if someone googles something about a coin cointalk is frequently one of the first things that comes up so we get a lot of people that will...
But he didn't take them, he just dumped them and didn't deliver them. Might call it theft, but I think it's a stretch. If I was on a jury I...
79's are type 1, images aren't good enough for me to be sure on the 81's
S-284 R-3- Leaf point far right of S2 is diagnostic.
It looks to me like part of the rim got "shaved off " and pushover onto the obv. I strongly suspect post strike damage.
What would you charge him with? If it was mail there would be some federal charges you could bring but I'm not sure any laws were actually broken...
Most interesting show I never attended. Got there at 9:30 this morning. There is a Big Ten Championship game in Indy this weekend and all the...
Because a "properly cleaned" coin would be one where you can't tell that it was cleaned.
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