The more things change, the more they stay the same.
It is also possible the FS coin could be a counterfeit as well from the same counterfeiter. All we have is the one small section of the coin to...
It uses the term, but doesn't explain or define it. Its use comes from those groups that mistaken believe that according to the Constitution the...
Zero. To the best of my knowledge no Cheerios cent has ever turned out to be a Wide AM and the Wide AM's were discovered later in the year so...
A slight MAD. Obv die shifted toward 6:00 makes the rm narrower. Notice how at 12:00 it is wider than normal.
It's actually a rather nicely done piece. I wouldn't mind owning it.
As soon as I looked at the reverse I saw the "drooping" berry left and above the O in ONE. 1798 S-187 is the only rev from this hub that has...
Constitutional silver?
As Paddyman said it is just a little off for being within tolerance for a zinc cent, but way off tolerance for being copper. A weight to two...
They are a novelty but probably not of significant extra value. I have no experience with mint sets in this type of holder, but in the old...
Could that relate to a slight change in rotation alignment of the dies on that variety?
No, the spark erosion process is used to make the dies. You use a coin and a flat faced die blank. Mount the coin parallel to the die blank and...
Yes a MAD, and possibly on both sides. Obv is a MAD with the die shifted toward 5:00, and the rev appears to be slightly shifted toward 11:30....
Yes there was, something like +/- .002. The bars would be assayed after a melt was poured and those outside a .898 to .902 range would be...
Of course you would have to have them slabbed at a cost of close to $25 each in order to get that.
The U looks like a spot of corrosion.
Looks legitimate to me.
If he replies to your PM be sure to ask him and let us know. Sounds like an interesting book.
If you bought them around 1998 you would need to get $1490 an oz to break even. If you bought in 1990 you would need about $1900 /oz to break...
I think the conservation ruined the rev. Overall I think the piece looked better before.
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