In 1970 $575 would have been 22 years worth of my weekly allowance.
Error in the article, the President doesn't have the authority to issue such a coin on his say so That power is in the hands of the legislative...
The ebay coin is an 1803 either S-258 or 259.
Nah they just do a search, find a thread on the subject and post their question, they don't bother with READING.
Not sure why they won't disclose them, they used to. The have 18 now, back in 2018 they had 12, I would imagine most of these are still on the...
CURRENCY yes, coinage no. the law for currency states Title 18 Sec 333 Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or...
One more thing to note, if the item is declared treasure and it goes to a museum, university etc, the finder is still compensated for the market...
If it was a partially plated planchet before striking, it is an error coin and valuable. If part of the copper plating was removed after striking...
That's what we want to hear!
They are nice enough coins but probably not worth submitting.
Just wait, it will come. :) At least with coins you'll eventually get some of the spent money back (if you are lucky even more than you put in.)....
If he sends it in with four other submissions.
And a missing clad layer coin will usually be about 16% low in weight.
When Fred said it was a lint mark on the die he didn't explain far enough. The lint mark is the result of a strike through in the hubbing of the...
Due to the coin shortage the 1964 date was frozen in 1964, the coinage act of 1965 which approved the use of the clad composition was not signed...
When the "clip" occurs, it's a blank. :)
Slight rotation, not that unusual, and you can't open that case without destroying it.
Spell check is OK,, it's autocorrect that causes problems. Spell check just flags words, autocorrect changes them to what IT thinks they should be.
Sure they are, the Mint website is available world wide and they will sell to anyone able to get through and order one. But the pieces in the ad...
No. At 37-38 mm thast would make it the size of a silver dollar. I have no idea who made them, it's only about half the size of the "coaster"...
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