Yep, the problem is S-293 has the point of leaf below S2 as being FAR past right. This coin has it below the right edge of the S. This coin...
Does the article list a link to a site that has images of the new designs? For some reason my computer will not display links to Coin World articles.
They wanted the Bicentennial coins to have wide distribution and to make sure there were enough of them that they would be really available. In...
If you had asked me that question when I was in High School I would have given the same answer. And that was 40 years ago And those other kids...
Coin designs in silhouette. Ugh.
Like a lightly toned copper cent. I'ts probably just me. remember I don't see colors "right".
The problem I had with my Valentine was it used either actual size or maybe 1.5 times actual size halftone images for the plates. Too small, poor...
My sister-in-law used to do a lot of crafting and her glue gun would drip as well. So she would put a coin under the tip so the glue dripped on...
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For years a D/S variety was listed for 1980 but it was eventually debunked.
San Francisco made both proofs and business strike five cent pieces those years, probably because Philadelphia did not make any five cent pieces...
From what I see it looks like a grease/debris filled die,
The curvature is not much. From some rough calculations the figure I get is that die face would be about .12 mm higher in the center of the die...
The reverse CAN'T be 291, and the low second 1 matches 292. Problem is the distance from the 3 to star 13 is close like on 291 not distant as it...
They were intended for large cents and for the most part only the large cent community used them through about 1972 when they finally scrapped...
And if after sales tax it comes to $11.02 it rounds down to $11 and they will feel they got a deal. And the Canadians got rid of their cent 6...
I don't know if he counterfeited more than one year, the one I know of is the 1882 $3 gold. The Omega is in the loop of the R in LIBERTY. Since...
Then the "good stuff" you are stockpiling better be Chinese or Indian material. Most collectors tend to collect the coins of their own country.
For seated half dime the standard references are United States half Dimes by Daniel Valentine and The Complete Guide to Seated Half Dimes by Al...
That's good on two counts, exites more youngsters about coins, and encourages the kids to study more to get good grades to get more coins. The...
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