Just to clear up what we are all wondering - do the coins look like uncirculated coins with environmental damage, or do they look like they have...
The answer to your question is "yes, it's normal". The blue pack should have a "P" quarter, dime, and cent, plus a "S" cent and nickel. Your...
I tried picking one of those up in a parking lot once and it didn't end well.
Nah, probably just exposure to the atmosphere and everything it contains. Kinda pretty.
I went to Lowe's on my lunch break today and noticed a nickel on the ground as I crossed the parking lot. Of course I picked it up, that's what we...
It's a motley set. The make up of the 1969 Mint Set was 3 Lincoln Cents (P, D, S), 2 Jefferson Nickels (D, S), 2 Roosevelt Dimes (P, D), 2...
I remember learning about electrolysis in school. Figured out I could put the wires from my HO train set transformer in a bowl of water, add an...
Any explanation as to why they were labeled electrotype? Did the owner recognize they were counterfeit and assumed electrotype? It sounds like...
I read your belt sander remark and smiled. Then I scrolled down to the photos. EeeK! :jawdrop:
Where are all these window sills? Asking for a friend...
I give props for using the right "they're"
Me either :(
I think the Rube Foster obverse on the $5 coin is very, very good. I like the bus on the half-dollar, too.
Unfortunately, I don't think we'll be hearing from the frog :(
Many people have coin jars. At some point, for many reasons, those coin jars get turned in.
@johnmilton, those are stunning! 150- to 200-year-old coppers in that condition? Terrific! And what's holding that 1820 obverse die together? :)...
Not as nice as some of yours but a favorite in my collection [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You're welcome. Google Fu is my hobby :happy:
Found one like it on eBay. Seller claims: 07/20/1969, Silver (1.595 Troy Oz., .999 fine) medal struck at the Solidus Mint in West Germany...
What you suggest could separate silver from clad. The guts to a CoinStar machine would work. I believe they sort first by size, then by weight,...
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