A die variety is a coin that was intended to be struck. Even if, say the mint mark was overpunched creating an "error" in the die, the coin was...
That looks struck through grease to me. I see an awful lot of LMCs with the very dim S on STATES because of this. Many in higher circulated or MS...
Since the die can produce up to about a million coins before it needs replacing, any coin with a full die run is fairly plentiful. The $4500 is...
Of the last $1000 worth of dimes I have looked through, I have not found a single one. Maybe the coin sorters here take out the silver ? I was...
The fees eBay charges drives the prices up on the lowest priced items to where they are not beneficial to either buy or sell. The exhorbitant...
I ended up with 8 rolls of 2011 D nickles last week AND the last 2 boxes of cents I got.......1 was 2011 D, all 50 rolls in plastic tubing and the...
[ATTACH]Sorry about the time it took to get back with better pics. Been a bit under the weather. The white does not seem to be residue, but really...
I thought it might be detergent like stays on when the coin gets washed with a pair of pants or something. gary
Cool !
[ATTACH]Actually, since the pic did seem to disappear, the Philadelphia experiment may very well have been involved ? I do believe I saw the pic,...
One of my better qualified friends says this is not that rare, but doesn't know the cause. I sure don't.
Here's one. Does it look like yours ? I believe it to be MD [ATTACH]The "9" on a large and small date is a dead giveaway. Compared side by side...
lOffhand, I would vote for plated. I have found several plated cents while roll searching. My latest one was a gold plated 2001 D. The copper...
I came across one of the altered 48's more than 50 years ago. My brother and I were so dumb we poked a knife point into it to see if it was really...
Somehow, I cannot get into this. I still can remember the fun we had as kids getting into our banks and counting every coin ourselves to see how...
Jeff, It's hard to say what Karma tosses back. I think we all have made a score at one time or another. I have bought a few mint and proof sets...
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I wonder if it was tossed in the air then shot ? That would have been a good one.
In all fairness, Jello, since the seller has offered a full refund and has a decent feedback rating, I find it hard to believe they were...
That's true, except in the case of the NC's or scarce specimens. Then those may be worth what the owner would be will to let them go for ? You...
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