Pure nickel is strongly attracted to a magnet. When combined in alloy with other metals, it loses it's magnetic properties once the other...
1. Drop the price of rolls of coins to better compete with the secondary market. The average price is $15.00 a roll, many times with free...
Were they bank wrapped rolls or Mint wrapped rolls? The mint never issued those for circulation, and if they were some collectors searched and...
No large cents were struck dated 1815 due to a lack of planchets. All the planchets were supplied by Boulton & Watt of England and the shipments...
Lot of necro threads today.
Silverspores, if you read the thread you will find the explanation for the edge lettering errors. They can happen on ANY year of variety of the...
Other than the 85 D small date in copper, about the only 1982 variety worth a premium is a 1982 zinc with a doubled die reverse. It seems to show...
As far as the mint is concerned, about 15 degrees.
Well if you'll read the thread you posted your question in you'll get some suggestions.
My impression from the OP is he is wondering how long until they are sildom showing up in bank rolls. We know they will never be rare or even...
Depends on what the thickness on the blank was. Thickness of a modern cent it would be 3.86 grams. Thickness of a modern nickel it would be 5.11...
Yes I would go with 194, definitely not 193. On 193 the leaf cluster overlapping the base of the T in CENT is stemless, this one has definite stems.
You will note he said RAINBOW toning, not just toning. Coins with intimate contact with the bag possibly toned dark, maybe gray or even black,...
And it typically happens in industrial machines (larger and in more constant use) not in your typical home model. Even then it takes awhile.
Spot - 25% is ridiculous. Less 2.5% maybe but not 25% That would mean he's only paying $937 an oz. APMEX is pay around $1220 that's about 2.4% back.
Well at PCGS that's going to be $65 + the handling fee + shipping and insurance both ways. If he just sends in the one coin its going to cost...
Nope because the acid attacks all the surfaces evenly. The 1991 quarter looks like die chipping around the mintmark. The wheat cent with the...
All cents made from 1963 to mid 1982 are Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc. Before 1963 the inclusion of tin in the alloy made them Bronze not...
It's been so long I really don't remember, it kinda seems like I was here and the site grew up around me.
That is true, but the mint would make a much larger profit on the seigniorage and be able to turn more over to the general fund if they weren't...
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