Although Twigg's article doesn't mention it, in order to have only part of the coin plated, some type of "resist" must be applied to the part that...
Time to hit your nearby public library's research section and consult the Standard Catalog of Paper Money (commonly referred to as "Pick"). If...
A great site, and if you do make purchases in any currency other than US dollars, at their affiliated site www.xetrade.com you can arrange to have...
[IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG] I don't think I could detect the diameter discrepancy with my analog calipers, and I know that my +/-.01g...
In case you didn't read far enough, here's a portion of information at Airedale's link that directly responds to this thread: Absolutely correct...
Krause recognizes the US as part of the World, so why shouldn't you? :)
Stuff happens, and sometimes old copper tarnishes to a very dark color. [IMG][img][img]
I guess I didn't make myself clear. I'd like to hear from Mike about how a die gouge crossing the bottom tip of the "T" in "CENT" and the left...
I think they'll also go $2 for every 40 nickles you give them. ;)
[img] to CoinTalk Barry. Glad you accepted my invitation. Please stick around. I'm sure you'll find much less fighting and flaming here than at...
I don't recall ever seeing either a die gouge or crack that looked that way as it crosses the lettering. Usually both gouges and cracks that...
[img] to CoinTalk. From the way the border dots look in both pictures, it seems that the metals on each side of the dividing lines are...
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Barry is a ham radio operator in Pennsylvania, using his callsign as his email ID, which allowed me to look him up and tell him how much I enjoyed...
Wrong again my friend. Due to copper shortages, some Mon were cast in iron. Check out that link that gxseries posted. Especially in the area of...
First save the scan as a .jpg or .gif file, then upload that file.
I'm afraid that Jacobs & Vermeule, authors of Japanese Coinage, 2d Ed. 1972, and my Beautiful Bride are among the many, many authorities who...
I think that's the first SGS slab I've seen with a coin that is only overgraded by 5 steps! [IMG]
They may have constructed the list with some numbers reserved for future use. Why don't you email an inqujiry to Whitman at books@wwhitman.com?...
The denomination is one Mon, and the time period is very probably ~1840-1869, but I can't pin it down any further without manipulating your photos...
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