Maybe it isn't a Proof 64 and it never was in a slab? Or maybe it was an AU58 slab? Who knows? Anyway, here is a real 1903 PCGS Proof 64...
You're welcome :) By the way, you don't have to address me as "Mr."-- we're a pretty informal group here :)
I guess that gives us bragging rights, then-- "Our 16 troy ounces are heavier than your 16 avoirdupois ounces! So there!" :D
Looks like post-mint damage to me-- the rut alongside the right part of the V indicates to me that someone dug into the coin after it left the mint.
That penny, unfortunately, is one of the most common dates of its type (120 million+ minted), and the condition would not go higher than Fine....
And to make matters more confusing, a troy pound is only 12 troy ounces, or 373.24 grams, so it is significantly lighter than an avoirdupois...
The obverse of the '50-D is really nice. And that '54-S is a blazer. As is the '59 :)
Is that a big scratch under the bell of your '50-D?
It can be confusing sometimes, since the ounce used in daily living isn't the same ounce they use for precious metals :confused:
Actually, you have to multiply the 8.359 grams by 90%, to get 7.5231 grams, then divide that number by 31.1 to get the weight in TROY ounces,...
What you have is a special Canadian dime commemorating the First Canadian Credit Union. It is 2.4 grams of .925 silver. The Krause-Mischler number...
There isn't much of a description of the "coins" (which, as someone else has already pointed out, are probably actually medals) except that they...
I wonder if that was put together by an engineer?
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Fort Worth, if I'm not mistaken, designated by the letters FW on the lower right obverse side of 1- and 5-dollar bills, and on the right side of...
It's the law of supply and demand. US coins might have higher mintages in some cases, but more collectors want them than the more esoteric (for an...
Most of the tokens seem to be contemporary Japanese pieces, with a couple of casino tokens from Sheraton Walker Hill in Seoul, South Korea. I also...
Ah, so that's why the Redbook notes that "1944 nickels without mintmarks are counterfeits"
Gold's conductivity is not that great compared to silver, perhaps, but it is nonetheless Number 3 in conductivity among the elements.
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