I don't call pennies cents, I call them pennies. And I call cents cents. I believe that use of proper terms is important to help prevent...
Bifurcated lettering. It is a result of an incomplete strike. As the coin is struck the metal expands outward radially and it fills the...
Looks like a plated cent in a steel bezel. Commonly used on cheap costume jewelry bracelets back then. Usually seen with a small "tab" pulled up...
Almost certainly nickel plated. Does it stick to the magnet, or does it JUMP to the magnet? 67 posts to go
If I put them in a bank box labeled "dimes" will that turn them into dimes? No, the labeling on the container they are put into does not change...
Yes it is brass. ALL 1980 cents are brass. From 1963 til they switch to copper plated zince in 1982 ALL Lincoln cents were made of brass. 95%...
I don't believe the Congressman was trying to profit directly, but some of his constituents were. (And then the Congressman probably profited...
One thing not mentioned in that article was that this coin is also twice the thickness of a normal cent but still only half the weight. One of...
Link could be confusing to newbies. In one place they say they are 80% silver 20% copper clad onto a 79% copper 21% silver core (correct). But...
Any unsold struck coins will be melted. They do not strike all the authorized cons before they go on sale because they don't want to have melt...
I would think thy relate to the number of coins that have received + grades. I wouldn't think PCGS would be able to automatically track the coins...
24 hrs plus now and everything is still available. 78 posts to go
If the AM is close the FG is far from the Memorial. If the AM is wide the FG is close to the Memorial. 79 posts to go
The shield is higher in relief than the inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. So the copper was eroded off there first. So the shield area shows...
Correct 83 posts to go
Red hair yes!, copper I prefer brown. 84 posts to go
Good for me, means I may be able to buy what I want later below issue price. 84 posts to go
9:20 PM eastern everything still available with just the 5 oz puck on back order. 85 posts to go
By the standards I learned under it would be a VG 10. To be a Fine LIBERTY had to be complete but some letters could be weak. The OP coin...
One thing which hasn't apparently been fully addressed is the question "If I have a legitimate claim, do I have to pay PCGS $69 dollars in order...
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