Entry Post Here's a (very bad) picture of a mint-marked 2017-P Lincoln I just found going through my pocket change. [ATTACH]
+1 on peroxide and vinegar. I used it on a couple of dateless buffaloes and found one was a 1919. I would not do it again as I did not like the...
Cool! Liberian coins made in Germany at the American Mint! There's a type set just waiting to happen.
No worries, I was just curious and ran through the math exercise myself. I decided not to hit the "buy it now" button ;)
He's claiming U.S. tons, not metric. 400,000 pennies x 3.11 g = 1244 kg = 2742 lbs per bag 2742 lbs x 15 bags = 41,130 lbs = 20.6 U.S. tons (He...
According to the account linked below, the hoard was photographed. What is not clear is if the 1550 coins kept by the museum were photographed or...
Wow, that listing raises so many questions in my little mind. How does one acquire 400,000 copper cents? Then, how does one do it 14 more...
Common date buffalos like yours are worth about 50¢ in average circulated condition. Your pennies are face value (the 2009 issues are interesting...
They minted almost 1.7 billion bicentennial quarters so the circulated specimens like yours aren't worth a premium. They're an interesting piece...
Sorry to hear about Mr. Ahr. I knew Dennis Williams was just a student when he won the dollar design back in 1976 and the answer to the trivia...
Thank you for the recipe - does this have a shelf life? In other words, if one were to mix up a bottle of it, how long might it remain viable?
Bring back the bicentennial design contest winners. They're still around, aren't they? [ATTACH]
Thanks for all the replies. I had decided upon an acetone bath and a transplant into a Capital holder when I came upon the vintage holder below (a...
Yuck! How did that get past quality control?
Thanks for the link. That sulfur test is a real eye-opener.
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