Most likely, they have very little gold in them. The flakes are usually either extremely thin or gold plated.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A 2000 UK 10p that I'm convinced is a proof. The edge looks too perfect to be a business strike and it's way too...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Better pics of that 55-D dime I bought for $1.35. As I said, 65FB is my grade. The mark near the bands luckily stops right...
You're bringing up a good point with the MAD strikes. Is a proof not supposed to have MAD? Also, another piece of evidence some of you may want:...
Thanks! Really the picture doesn't do the 55-D justice. It's a FB coin with dripping luster. I see almost no contact marks and only a couple of...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] An extra piece of information: I found this in that same pick bin. It is the same date as the 10p in question and is just as...
I was at the coin shop today and bought 5 silver dimes for melt. Now I will share a secret with you: I actually love silver Roosevelt dimes. Why?...
Calling in collectors who live in the UK and are accustomed to seeing these. This 2000 10p looks really reflective, like a mirror, and the...
I've told this story enough times already, but here goes. I bought an 1867-S half dime, bent, damaged, and possibly cleaned, for $30. It had nice...
Talk about it. So many scarcities in plain sight for a low price, because no one knows about them. (Except for me...)
Also, pre-1837 silver coins may have slightly fluctuating amounts of silver due to more primitive mint technology at the time.
Nice! I haven't seen a single 2017 P here in Oregon - and it's September.
Negative feedback incoming. The real 1893-S Morgans were struck with only one obverse die. On the real die, the "1" in the date is positioned...
Nice find on the 21! Maybe I should bring myself to buy a Morgan dollar one of these days. Maybe when the local show comes in October?
I love it, and I'll bet you love it even more. The same way you feel about some commems never being priced reasonably is the way I feel about...
The saddest part is that it's not even a 16-D.
Beautiful shilling! Ugh. Why are old UK shillings never reasonably priced in the US?
Not a huge modern guy but love the Ike.
As they say, PCGS is best for US coins, NGC is best for world coins, ANACS is best for varieties and VAMs. ANACS grades accurately sometimes, but...
I never said the half dollar was an anachronism. It's just unpopular for some reason, and as such the mint only strikes them for collectors...
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