This was I believe the Olson specimen and is the second finest of the five coins. The Eliasberg coin is the finest, and the McDermott specimen...
Back in the mid 2000's it was possible to buy a full date set of fake half cents all with the same reverse die, but I don't remember which rev it...
Interesting statement from the mint, even if I have to agree with it. Actually I bought my first coin from the mint since 1975 Monday. Got a law...
It does, I have one.
I don't know exactly. I doubt 10 to 20 strikes would do it, but I wouldn't be surprised if 100 to 200 was more than enough.
There are still plenty of vending machines around, and while most of the have bill slots and even credit card readers they all still take coins as...
Thanks for the invitation but as a general rule I try to ovoid having anything to do with Christmas or gift exchanges.
The answer as to why they went back to the old obv design is in the legislation that authorized the ATB coin program. ‘‘(A) the obverse of the...
So wait for a special. Is someone holding a gun to your head insisting you send your coins in NOW! ?
Many if not most homeowners policies that have coverage for "valuables" specifically exclude coins, or only cover them up to a token amount unless...
Same way you got cameos on the brilliant proofs from 1936 to 1972. After hardening and tempering, the dies would have an oxide layer on them....
They look nice, and as a novelty I wouldn't mind having ONE. But when you go to sell it all you are going to be offered is melt value. So at the...
And the law is that way because they tried to do it the other way, selling directly to the public, when they were doing the US gold arts...
Fascinating. I knew of these and I have seen them from time to time. I knew they were "rare" but until now I haven't known types or mintages.
Yes I understand that, but the article he posted is dated recently and is describing the theft as if it just happened instead of 4 years ago....
Made out of what?? The standard CuNi clad that they use for the dime quarter and half won't work. A CuNi clad nickel would still cost 7 1/2...
I'm not an expert on Morgans but it looks good to me, and it is a partial collar, and if it is real then yes it will have a premium value but not...
Not that strange. When they are rolling they dump into the machine what they have, sometimes it's circulated coins and sometimes it's ballistic...
Looks to me like some pretty severe machine doubling, not die deterioration doubling.
Well the shells were counterfeited at least once, but they didn't use ICG labels. The Morgan Mint released a group of silver eagles back in 2003...
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