To a coin collector or numismatist Nar Nickels does refer to the 35% silver nickels struck in 1942 to 45, to anyone else the term CAN simply refer...
You reduce the thickness slightly. By 1.5% If a Morgan or Peace dollar blank was say 2.5 mm in thickness, you reduce that by .04 mm and you're...
The dollar, as a specific weight of gold, was established long before the double eagle came along. And yes the number of grains in an avoirdupois...
Both mints use horizontal presses and have since 2002. The 1986 cent is a nice example of a case where BOTH obv and rev dies are misaligned, the...
From what I see it is Machine doubling and it is an extreme case. If it was double struck I would expect to see doubling on the reverse as well...
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The mint didn't strike any 1975 dated quarters, halves, or dollars in 1975, so they used the bicentennial coins in the 1975 proof sets. During...
I think the problem stems from just referring to them as "war nickels". Nickels struck form 1942 - 1945 were struck during the war so are "war...
Same type even though a different century. Just as my proof Indian head cent is an 1885, and I think my V nickel is an 1890.
Back when I worked in a shop if we broke up a set we put the holders, boxes COA's etc into storage. If someone came in wanting us to get a set,...
Proof Peace dollar for my proof 20th century type set. Still need two of the Barbers but everything else is a proof except the steel cent, SLQ's,...
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