Sometimes I think people who are not knowledgeable about coins, get something they haven't seen before, put it into Google and a thread from this...
Mercury is one of the elements on the periodic table. (Hg)
None of these photos are stars, and the circulated condition and random serial numbers value them at $1 each. Enjoy spending them.
Mint sets were only about $2-$3 when I bought them in the late 80's. (.91 face), They came in cellophane plastic with a mint token on a copper...
A minuscule weight difference will not reject the coin. A damaged coin or a different metal are the usual causes. Steel, aluminum, silver, etc....
60,000 minted. I wonder what the survival rate is. Is it genuine?
.10-.15 cents on the Canadian coin if it's in decent shape.
Cleaned. The bright areas in the fields and on the high points, and then the dark areas around the stars, date, any crevices. VF/XF details....
I'm not sure if the 4 pairs (quad double) qualifies. 2 sets of 4 numbers does. eg. 22224444 Nice finds from circulation.
Doesn't have enough bag marks for 63. Weak strike aside, a 65 would probably show LIBERTY better on the shield. Is the verdigris at 7 and 12...
Supposed to grade what you think it is, not what the company graded it.
I don't recall which post the 1/10 Balboa is from. If the coin is silver, it is rejected for wrong metal.
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This is a large date 1982-D copper. They made billions of them, it's worth .01 cent [ATTACH]
Reverse is nicer than the obverse. While they are lenient with old copper, I think there's too many scratches to straight grade. I'd be F-15 on...
It has to be as close to the rim as possible. [ATTACH]
No one is disputing the non valuable factor of an IDT. I said that one in an untampered OGP proof set might be more special than a set that was...
My point was, if it was OGP the IDT on a proof could be a special thing. But if the set was compiled that diminishes that possibility.
I clicked on vote and it said You do not have permission to view this page or perform this action. But then it looked like it took my vote. I was...
Inspector brings up a good point. Is this a US Mint OGP set, or was it compiled?
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