Hi everyone:) I know I haven’t posted any coins in a while (working on the minting and errors thread:) ) but seeing the Ike dollar post reminded...
This is from Heritage Auc. [ATTACH] Hi:) Imho,Yes, I’m sure it could be possible but you have to have it tested and graded.
I know:) just wanted to show where it all started. I would really love this thread to stay pinned at the top of the list for everyone. Not sure...
:)A few websites on history in coins through the ages. At different mints and museums. I tried to pick out some of the ones that had a little...
[ATTACH] Many scholars of ancient coins point to the state of Lydia, in roughly 610 BC, as the origin of coinage. As a center of commerce between...
Hi:) Welcome to ct! I’m sorry to say that your coin is heavily damaged. It didn’t leave the mint that way. In the coin world we call this pmd post...
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Hi:) Imho, I’m not sure. Did you weigh the coin? The copper-nickel version weighs 22.68 grams, the silver Ike dollar weighs 24.59 grams.
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Hi:) Thank you @paddyman98 I edited it and took it out!
:)Thank you! I have always enjoyed helping people!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hope you all don’t mind but I thought I’d take it upon myself to write up a thread on the Minting process and how...
:) Great Error! Got to love that mullit!
Hi:) Got a little info for you. From an overall mintage of 4,063,083 pieces, it has been estimated that 330,000 coins carry the Type 2 mint mark....
Hi:) Imho, that is a heavily damaged coin. Do you think it’s worth grading?
:) Sorry,@Clawcoins hope I didn’t say anything out of context. You make great valid points!
:) I understand the process completely. Yes they take it from the mint to do a test for hardness. Perhaps you should reread what I wrote. Or if...
:) I’m a mechanic. So unless there is a defect in the ball or it was a miss aligned strike then it would create that oval. A perfect strike...
:) It seems to me that if one wanted to know if it was an accurate Rockwell test coin. You would have to send it in. Not sure if it would be...
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