"If it is solder, could you heat it and cook it off?" This coin is not worth wasting even 10 seconds on; throw it in your bullion box and move on...
Are those lines typical of how the Mint intentionally defaced dies when a die cracked, or when production was completed? Would pieces of wire...
Wanted to see if people really read my posts :bored:
Coin "cleaner" - 5 ounces for $11.10 (apparently for copper) Coin "dip" - [Speedip] - 10 ounces for $12.65 (for silver) Do you really want...
It's heavy by 2 Grams ?? Redbook says clad quarters weigh 5.7 grams, so it's heavy by 6 grams. That's more than double the normal weight, which...
What the OP describes can also be done in a vise, trying to create a mint error.
I don't think any part of the original coin has been removed; looks much more like something was added on top, something like solder or epoxy,...
The illustration in the Redbook shows the differences pretty well. Look at the top of the numerals in the date. If the top of the 7 is below the...
There's no such thing as "free" shipping -- you are paying, one way or another, but it's not always obvious. I prefer to deal with individuals in...
I stand corrected on the 1974 vs. 1974-D mix - never owned one, as you might guess. The scanning tip was not for the OP, it was to pass along to...
Silverhouse, here's a mistake people make with images of single coins (or stamps). They decide to scan the coin, put it down on the glass (at,...
Two side issues come to mind: 1. The corrosion-like marks on the obverse may have come from a mercury test for aluminum; that would have been...
"I wonder who spent that one????" O-My-God, you don't know??? The guy who delivers camel meat, spent it accidentally. Where do you think...
There is "something" hanging down from the Y in LIBERTY, but no idea of its origin.
Regarding eBay, one way to make sense of the wide range of prices would be to look at the "Sold's," and see what you can get for $20, $40, and...
Someone ran over it with a studded snow tire.
This is not exactly rocket science. Go to eBay and see what examples have actually sold for using advanced search (not current listing...
There are MANY small nations that do not have the expertise (or desire) to operate a Mint. The Franklin Mint is a good solution for them,...
"debt is considered paid, etc., etc." Baloney. Business 2,500 pennies: Is it legal to pay a bill in pennies? A man in Vernal, Utah, has been...
Someday Rip van CEO is going to wake up from his long snooze and crack down HARD on people who defraud PayPal, such as "pay it all back or we'll...
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