They also had the problem of a very high melting point. Basically the mint used copper (1,984 F), silver (1,763 F), and gold (1,948 F). Nickel...
Sestercentennial or Semiquincentennial
The cowboy an bronco is a registered trademark symbol for the state and it is always done as a silhouette. So no detail. I agree though it does...
OK, let's try actually answering his question. Before 1982 the cents were 95% copper 5% zinc and weighed 3.11 grams. After 1982 the cents were...
I would probably consider it similar to a "clipped" planchet. The center hole would be punched out first then the strip advanced than the blank...
Depends on how you define "actively". Sets I'm "working" on nickel three cent need 1884 haven't added a coin in maybe 5 years. Seated Half...
Because we would like it to be a close to the originals as possible. If you just want to mark the anniversary and not worry about matching the...
The silver was .999 fine until it was alloyed with enough copper to reach 90% silver and 10% copper making the fineness or purity of the silver...
More they stated the same because wages were stable. The value of the silver in the coins varied considerably so I'm not sure how much the fact...
Nickel
They generate a label for every coin submitted no matter what the final determination is. You pay for an opinion and that label contains their...
I wasn't necessarily talking about gold coins.
Many of those items listed in those menus were single items not meals and many of them were priced at around an hours wages. The few that...
Oh I know they were expensive back then, that was why I didn't buy them. I couldn't afford the $60 to $70 dollars. :) Every does forget that,...
Somewhere I have two of the 1944's, don't know which reverse. I got them long ago when they were much less well known and cheaper.
GSA were 1972, Redfield/Parmount were 1974.
Minimum wage in 1956 was $1 per hour so the meal was about one hours wage. And if someone was making $1.50 a day in 1885 a 15 cent meal would be...
A LOT of collectors have someone else who CAN get on at 12PM try to buy for them. Or if you can take your lunch break then. If you can't do...
Practice that won't really be noticed. so once you get good you can move on to a profitable fake.
The GSA holders were the first as far as I know and I referred to them as such in my book. The GSA holders came out in 1972 and no other slab...
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