Sorry, auto, this isn't true. Satin finish is not an early die state, it comes from a different way of treating the dies. In fact, most true early...
I haven't seen my Mint Set yet this year, so I don't have any way to help verify, but clearly ANACS has graded a few Denver Mint coins as Satin...
Ok, ya got me @Conder101. My point was that there were multiple pieces of legislation that did things like freeze the 1964 date, etc., but my...
I thought that this was an interesting fact that was worth noting in regards to this subject: According to my research the last 1964 dated...
In the late 1980s I purchased a special edition Monopoly game. They made 2 that year. Mine was the “original” edition with a folding game board...
Well, it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy, so I’m With TC
The problem is that the laws were changed multiple times to allow certain things to happen. The Coinage Act of 1965 outlaws the minting of any...
The 3rd coin looks better than any that you have posted as far as marks and strike. The only question I have from these photos is about luster...
So did everyone else, Jeff
no expert on these, but it looks good. I expected to see a polished coin, but this one looks like a proof. The rims looks pretty square. Let's...
We already make a silver $1 coin in 3 finishes every year; mint state, burnished, and proof. It’s called the Silver American Eagle. Why do we...
Absolutely! Here’s one that is currently listed on the bay: PCGS 25c 1965 Washington Quarter Transitional on Silver Planchet XF40...
You need to look at the coin again, the OP was incorrect.
The rims just looked a bit square to me. The step detail was good, (which always makes me think proof), and the marks came post-Mint. That said,...
Look at the OP coin, Paul. Is it possible that it’s a diminished (circulated) Proof Coin?
That would be incorrect. The 1964 dated coins were struck at Philadelphia and Denver well into 1966 (May IIRC)
Hold on a second! That’s really rude. I quoted Wikipedia as a simple, easy to reference source. I then quoted the Coin World Almanac when you...
According to the Coin World Almanac 8th Edition pg 480 - “... to discourage hoarding it (public law 89-81 - The Coinage Act of 1965) stipulated...
No, there wasn’t. According to Wikipedia: Section 101 of The Coinage Act of 1965 authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to issue dimes,...
The Coinage Act of 1965 is the legislation.
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