I never understood registry sets. I feel it unnecessarily turns this fun and enjoyable hobby into a needless competition. Sure, I love to see...
Probably urinated on by a Confederate soldier reenactor/living historian. Many of them despise Lincoln. At Gettysburg, some of the souvenir...
The color alone is suspect. You can also weigh it as the steelies weigh differently (copper 3.11 grams vs. steelies at 2.7 grams) I agree someone...
Couldn't Hoffman have melted a real copper cent and made an obverse and reverse wheat die from it, thereby making it metallicly kosher? I mean,...
I can't find a record of one at Heritage, Great Collections, or Stacks & Bowers
Anyone ever seen or heard of a blank or planchet proof cent? Either poat or pre 1982?
Yes. Perfect sense.
I meant what the penny is now; copper-plated zinc
Nice! I have heard conflicting info about one thing, however. The 2000 Sacagawea dollar is sometimes listed as a stand-alone planchet/blank,...
I gotcha. Sometimes I am waaaay too literal and I don't take the time to look for a joke. I actually enjoy your sense of humor and to ne honest,...
Ok, Mr. Bellman. I am going to guess "turtles all the way down" means that just when I think I am making headway into my collection of these, I...
I don't follow the reference...
Thanks...editing as we speak...
I was happy with my 1944 D/D. I thought it would be a 64, but...got it back about 2weeks ago; sent it in early December. [ATTACH]
I was never into errors either as a toddler, nor when I started getting back into collecting again 30 years later. However, for reasons I can't...
Here's another one I got this morning; I did keep the strike through. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well, I only wanted this one because I have a collection of blanks and planchets (thanks, Mr. Setree for my type l steelie cent), but want to...
Do not dip!
I think you forgot something...
...and I thought I could get away from this during my break from work...
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