My US Mint costs went to $0 this year. They have nothing I want bad enough to pay premiums that can never be recovered. Perhaps they have to raise...
My first thought is that the coin has already been cleaned and this gunk was missed.
Looks to me like a badly worn die.
That is all the politicians do. Oh, they also name post offices and approve a hundred new stamps per year.
Another case of the mint flooding the hobby. In order to collect the set you will be fed 4 mints, clad and silver, proof, reverse proof and...
Opened another 2007 Mint Set and found the same Die Crack on the 2007 P LMC. That makes six coins from the same die.
Take your time. I been at this for more than 70 years. We just had grandchild number 14 in November. Great grandchild number 22 and 23 are due in...
@cwart Can you give me some info on the ring light you are using and where I could get one? Thanks.
I have a Mustcam 10X-300X. The photo below shows my setup. The Morgan is on the platform and the image is on my desktop monitor. This setup is...
Thanks @Cheech9712 It is fun. A couple nights ago I found 5 mint sets with identical die cracks on the LMC. We know they had to all come from the...
Yes, now that would be rare.
Go to the Red Book and see the section on Mint and Proof sets that shows the Face Value, Issue Price and Current Price. It won't take long to...
I never use CoinStar but saw this as I was walking by. It's a 1992 D LMC shaped like a Trachy. Do you suppose it is a rare error? Jesting of...
@Kentucky Very nice. Probably worth the wait. Happy New Year.
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Looking at my accumulation tonight I found 5 2007 P U S Mint Sets where the LMC's all have the same die cracks. One is across the entire head top...
You are probably correct Donna. This entire thread is very interesting. Thanks for the feedback.
And then the Middle Ages come along and thinkers get life in prison or execution for declaring that the Earth is a globe.
Glad I quit the hard stuff.
@buckeye73 Thanks for your memories. Collecting was way different back then. I have similar recollections. If you are interested, I posted a...
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