The Mint didn't plug it. It was holed by someone at 12:00 on the obverse after it left the mint and someone has plugged the hole and recolored...
You might be able to narrow down the issue date if you can match the dies to other dies they may have been muled with, and if those dies are dated...
And I would give the honor to the Fugio cent as it was contracted for and by the government. We did not have a mint yet and so contracted the...
It is most likely plated with nickel. Pure nickel is strongly magnetic, so the small amount of nickel plated on the coin allow it to stick, but...
By law they HAVE to make the commemoratives. They are NOT required to make the Morgan and Peace dollars. So if there is a risk of not being able...
I agree with the attribution. The leaf point being well past the right edge of S2 eliminates everything except N-2 and N-7. On N-2 the point of...
Pam I hate to say it but your 1998 is a Close AM. Some here have said that on the Close AM the A and M are almost touching, but that is NOT...
The 1853 and 53 O half come with arrows and rays and the 53 O without arrows and rays. The with arrows for both is common, At the time of that...
Those coins? For the most part I would be surprised if anyone here has one of them. Oh and I suspect that 1853 Half dollar should be an 1853 O
There sure will be, because they will disappear from circulation within about a year or less. Actually it doesn't. it says MAY issue. Title 31...
If it goes as it usually does I'll may see my first ones in September or October. Got my first 2021 last week.
It has one bid so far.
There have been at least three different companies called NCG.
S mint business strike (They did around a million of them for each design 2012 to 2020) and now immediately go give the coin a good soak and rinse...
Because the vending machines are designed to accept that alloy composition and weight. And people are conditioned to see the nickel as that...
It was only illegal to melt US 90% silver coins from 1965 to 1968.
Counting the basement slabbers and flyby nights, I know of around 160 companies. Most no longer exist, and in the US you only really need to know...
The reason they both worked was because they were made at the US Mint on the same planchets used for US coins.
At the time though they actually had a special link for reporting fakes or questionable items in the Coins section that went directly to the...
Attribution took about 3 minutes. Quick first clue start with the point of leaf below S2, that eliminates all but three varieties right there.
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