At this time probably the closes one could get to a 1st strike coin is a coin that has been designated as VEDS (Very Early Die State).
Copper futures are currently trading in the $4.50 range. Keep in mind the physical market can deviate significantly at times.
I can't answer that question. Currently, when selling Red Brass (an 85% copper alloy) to a scrap yard one should expect, depending where in the US...
My guess is copper cents wouldn't be refined into Grade A copper. They would be used for the production of copper alloys which would allow their...
How much silver or gold have you sold straight to a refiner? Most individuals who sale scrap gold and silver sell it to an intermediary such as a...
Would the coin be less valuable if King Farouk's fingerprint was on it?
Counterfeit detection for a coin struck from a pair of dies made from an authentic source coin has 3 levels of die markers subject to...
Cool - I can now add published author to my short list of life accomplishments.
Although not as expert at it as my own state's taxing regulatory body; Only if you disregard all the stuff that came out of Congress which the IRS...
While not 100%; I can say with a fair level of confidence - "yes we are". A double struck coin is created during the coin manufacturing (coin...
A double struck coin is not the same thing as a doubled die coin.
A doubled die is created during the die manufacturing process not the coin manufacturing (coin striking) process.
What are you trying to say here? Doubled dies have nothing to do with the striking of a coin
I would certainly seek advice beyond CoinTalk before engaging in this activity. Knowingly submitting a counterfeit coin, without the grading...
The answer lies in creation of a neural network - not a microscope.
I don't know. Maybe this will help. You certainly have a better eye for these things than me. Look to see if your coin exhibits the die...
I'm good with it.
So a Bitcoin is actually an aggregate of 100 million individual block chains called satoshi. So when you exchange a bitcoin you actually pass 100...
Page 3 and I still have no clue about bitcoin. Looking forward to the lesson on NFTs.
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