I'm fairly certain that MD requires a planchet to be involved. You bring up an interesting point...when did the Mint begin using the "safty...
OK...I'll say it...there isn't one. :D Die clashes occur when the Obverse and Reverse dies clash together (no planchet) leaving their imprint on...
I just can't pass these sets up...they go for ridiculously low prices on eBay. This set is the cheapest so far...$17.37! :cool: [IMG] [IMG]...
Very nice! I like coins with distinctive dies cracks or clashes. I think it adds character to the coin. Value? ...probably not so much. However,...
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I haven't been metal detecting myself, but I would like to try. I was thinking about starting out cheaply to see if it was something that would...
They go for over $1500 on Amazon. You may even find some Chinese coins with that one. Good Luck!
Whoa! That's the Big Boy!
It looks like it could be a strike through...not a filled die.
Congrats on actually making money in this hobby!
I think this one is an important journal of our time...100 years from now scholars will cite this thread in important works of Numismatic...
Yep...I feel Detecto breathing down my neck. :rolleyes:
Yeah...but what kind of leaves are they? ...they don't look like Maple leaves. They look more like White Oak leaves, but I can't find a reference...
I was having fun reading some of the posts from 3-4 years ago (mine included)...:foot-mouth:
...for them, anyway.
Even the MS69s are going for a bunch......
I was reading through the thread and there were a lot of folks that felt the $1195 price was way too high. I bought one at $1195 and another at...
Looks like an ad for the "Morning After" pill.
I don't see it.
I just had to BUMP this thread one time. This is such a great record of the rise of gold prices entwined with the history of the 2009 UHR Double...
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