Thanks! I was thinking it was an error coin since its condition was caused by the minting process. I have an 1875-S twenty cent piece (somewhere)...
From what I've read, Lamination Errors (or more correctly "delamination" errors) can happen during the minting process or appear later, after the...
Most new CTers don't know what they have or where to begin. That's why they come to CoinTalk. Sometimes we get trolls, but that's rare.
I'm almost afraid to ask...what would you like his interests to be? :smuggrin:
Dad always taught us that a toned coin was a damaged coin (PM surface alteration). He added that toning often hides other unsightly blemishes and...
Ahhh...the "Good Old Days". :D I had a lady on my paper route (early '70s) who was the assistant manager of the Union Trust Bank in town. The...
That coin must have hid away somewhere for a very long time. It would be interesting to know where.
Lol...isn't that why coin collectors get married? :D
You, too, can bid! (assuming you don't already own the coin)
In 1963, I watched my father cherrypick bags of silver dollars at the dining room table. I don't know where he got the bags, but he returned most...
Wouldn't it be easier to make Hot Wheels legal tender? [IMG] ...or these things? [IMG]
There are four (4) types of people in the world... 1. He who knows, and knows that he knows 2. He who knows, but knows not that he knows 3. He...
The U.S. Mint has turned into the Franklin Mint. It's hard to get exited over slugs. ...even limited edition slugs. The Good News is...coin...
So True! ...but some, even here, defend the ¢ with a passion.
True, for some time after 1965 people used coins, but not anymore. Current denominations are obsolete. Interesting fact: 1964 silver coins were...
I began collecting because coins had increasing value and historical significance. Circulating coins today have no intrinsic value or significance.
Aren't RPDs, by definition, intentional?
I've seen a few Silver spikes and, as prices rose, more inactive mines came online and people began taking profits on their "above ground"...
"How much silver is left in the ground?" My hoard? ...or in general?
I was curious because I never considered RPDs as "errors", but many online articles refer to them as "error" coins. For instance......
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