Here is a Bar Cent with the word "copy" on it. [img] [img]
I've never seen one of those before, but all I know is now I want one. Thanx for sharing...
You've got some real beauties there...
Awesome stuff in this thread. Any of y'all have a 1911 that looks like these 2 and in this grade. If you do and you would like to pass it on...
All I can say is, WOW...
Wow that makes me wonder if the 2 cent blank that was offered to me was real or not. A small time dealer wanted $8 for it, I didn't know him and...
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Yup, just outside of Winchester. Its only open on the weekends and its a pretty busy place, if you decide to go, go early because it starts...
Here's one I found years ago and even has a rim clip... [img] [img]
I see your from Burke, do you ever got to the flea market at Double Tollgate? Several dealers set up each weekend and its a pretty enjoyable place...
Those are basically the protected area's of the coin. Just around any of the raised areas have recieved less contact with dirty fingers and such...
Heres my newest, but havn't recieved it yet... http://www.empirecoins.net/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=45414
oooo, that fits the definition of " a damn shame "...
I see an MS-64 coin with a nasty scratch, 10,000 I don't think so, not even close...
ETCM has them at $100 - $150, but everyone knows the rest of the story...
I cut the clear plastic with my thumb nail then remove the coin. Once I pulled the staples and the coin slid across where the staple had punched...
Yup, no question that it used to be encased...
Just checked the red book and you are right and the silver eagles actually have the slightest amount of copper in them as well. Wonder how much...
As far as I know and was told, laminations are caused by impurities in an alloy ( 2 different metals ) and zincolns are pure zinc with a copper...
Zincolns = NO laminations...
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