The OP, @jowaters, has been a member of CT since January 2012, yet this is his/her first and only post. @jowaters, your coin is plated or...
No, there are not. The handful made were dated 1974.
Actually, 1904 as Bank of Italy in San Francisco. In 1922, it became Bank of America.
Even old bank bags can be easily resealed/resewn.
An interesting serial, but not a repeater. http://www.coolserialnumbers.com/FancySerialNumbers.aspx
Yes, it's a 1940 S. Other than that, what's your question?
Gotta go to "advanced search" to get to sold items.
How do you know it's a proof? Can you post pictures?
Books, I was afraid of the Amazon3 site, so didn't click. I'll do that now. Thanks. ETA, I like it.
Link?
I easily found this info on a search engine. It took all of three seconds. There were 544,375,000 of them minted, so not at all rare. And I agree...
No, it's an electroplating process. Much different from a bath.
Like this, [MEDIA] but on a much larger scale.
The mint says they are copper plated. "A major alteration was made in the content of the United States one-cent coin in 1982. It was changed...
I see no evidence of a double strike, nor a doubled die. The obverse shows a ring worn in the coin that is attributable to a coin rolling machine.
Fine, but there are only certain dates that effect WAM and CAM. I see you posted the date. Sorry for forcing you to disclose state secrets. Your...
Date? Mint?
Yes, I do, but the clerk at the store always bursts that bubble for me.
7 to 10 feet?! Were you digging to build a foundation?
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