Ok, thank you very much for the clarifications Doug!
Bowers notes that collecting interest in the US was non-existent during the time. But British collectors were very interested in early US issues,...
Interesting. That annealing furnace was very different from the one I saw. The planchets certainly did get tumbled around. I watched the process...
Yes, I watched a video of the process and that's exactly what I saw as far as the annealing furnaces are concerned. But Matthew's point that the...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2266967/Rare-200-year-old-half-cent-coin-discovered-matchbox-attic-clear-sells-Wiltshire-225-700.html...
Great thread guys. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Matthew. Do you know if the annealing process changes at all from the 70's to current, or is the diminution of chatter a result of lower...
The following three coins are all certified by PCGS at MS66, and they are fairly representative examples of coins minted in their respective...
It's in a blue-edged myler wrapper. That equals Philadelphia business strike. For one thing.
They appear to be mirror images.
I don't have one. I just posted a stock image. But I don't think they're rare.
You've got impeccable taste in those Barbers, Log Potato. :thumb:
You're welcome. A picture would be cool, if you can post it...
Precisely.
You probably have a hollow coin. It should come apart with a little prying... [img]
Hey, I just sold it for 10 to a guy in Austria. Waddya know? That coin is headed back home.
It happens with Kennedy Halves as well. I sent a few messages and was mostly ignored, so I stopped. Caveat emptor.
Thanks Christian. Actually, the planchet is completely blank - that's a second coin next to it for reference. I threw it up on eBay for 10 bucks....
Theodor Heuss was the first president of Germany after WWII. He appears on quite a few medals, coins, stamps etc. Here's the wiki article on...
The names are more difficult because Russian gets transliterated in various forms. I read them as such.. 1. Kalpchiev, or perhaps just Kalchiev,...
Separate names with a comma.
