OK, here are a couple of digital pictures of the 1909VDB. I really don't think it's an ordinary business strike.
Maybe you could call it "Silver á la Junque" and charge an extra 10% for it!
Thanks for the advice. By the way, here's an "impaired roof"
I found this silver impaired proof in change a few years ago. It's a mystery to me how such a coin made it into circulation.
Thanks. I was quite surprised to see that coin, and I was happy to be able to trade for it even-steven. My most unusual circulation find in Japan...
I think Franklin Mint silver in the '70s was sterling. I have a set of FM sterling silver ingots that was begun in 1978, and the weight of each...
This is reminiscent of a 1962 car crash in North Carolina that involved George O. Walton, and his 1913 Liberty nickel. Mr. Walton was killed in...
2001 Japan 50 Yen, impaired proof The lady who sells pep drinks and snacks at the office is looking out for low-mintage Japanese coins for me....
Nearly all investments are speculations. Even Treasury bonds are speculations because you are speculating that when you sell them, the combined...
I'm not sure that the normal die diagnostics would apply here. The 1909 VBD marked the first time that the Mint would try to make matte proof...
Were the obverse dies the same for the regular 09 and the 09-VDB?
Foreclosure auction = "Buyer beware" You should bear in mind that foreclosure auctions are often run by people who have no clue about...
I'll gladly pay 3 cents each for a bag of 1955-S Wheaties.
I like the silver pesos, too
I just examined the coin under an ultraviolet loupe and saw that the fields were very grainy, and all lettering on the reverse was grainy as well....
1796 half dollars have the fraction 1/2 under the wreath.
lol :)
That is the edge of a 1909 VDB cent that I have had for decades. I received it from my grandmother, who received it from a friend whose father had...
Is not Ireland included in the "British Isles"? Or is it just "British Isle" now?
What do you think about the edge of this cent?
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