It's why I always enjoyed collecting the German Sates .. There must be 100 or more and all now defunct. But there are some real neat ones!
A specific gravity test is based on weight and volume. If they weigh the same and have the same area or volume, you will see no difference with a...
In '67 only half of the 62 million mintage was .800 silver ... the rest were .500. In '68 70 million were minted in .500 and another 173 million...
The Charlton guide is an annual and every year/edition they have a variety section in the back for a certain denomination and/or monarch. Always...
Samo, samo here from the Western edge of Lake Ontario
Since the last digit in the date was hand-punched into each working die, the 9's are all over the place, including many that are doubled with good...
I've posted these references before when questions on the model pennies came up. The pages are from Unusual World Coins by Krause. I'm sorry...
What a great thread to revive! Thank you all! I must have missed it the first time through.
I think that the lettering has been carefully removed. You can almost see the change in the surface luster/sheen
GDJMSP ... I have enjoyed your posts for years. This one was bang on! I have posted this thread on another site and we all speak from the same...
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