I think a lot of new people were brought in by the state quarter program but when they finished that and then found that pretty much every thing...
Yes, numismatists and museums, both of which tend to be chronically short on funds and storage space. As Baseball said the Smithsonian, and most...
A reoccurring thing, we officially went metric in 1866 but never enforced a changeover.
Kurt is right, those are reprocessed.
Since anvil dies are enclosed by the collar they probably have a lower incidence of rim cuds than hammer dies which have the possibility of damage...
It definitely took a hit, but I think the bottom loop was filled by a die chip as well, so it is both.
Sounds like every church I've ever known, they call it taking up the collection. Yes, it's just that is seems odd, taking parenting advice from...
Saphire7, slow down, speak English
What is going on at the top of the northern BE appears to be contact damage.
I'm not seeing anything on that coin.
Not an error, just damage to the coin.
The desigm was originally on the Jefferson Peace medal back in 1804. The Mint has been making Presidental medals in various sizes and metals for...
I'd try some acetone but I don't have high hopes for the coin.
Not the kind of person that I think the hobby needs a testimonial from. Advice from a Manson family member "collect coins!"
Scratch behind the ears.
Considering it is a large date and 1983 hubs and dies didn't even exist at the time this coin was struck.......
Is what you are seeing on the rim or on the edge? Pictures would be most helpful
Albert, see post #3.
They had two signature series one in the 90's and the second one under a different owner shortly before they went belly up and David Lawrence...
MAD's can be off on both sides, in the same or different directions. But the Anvil die can never be off by much because it is restrained within...
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