I was thinking there were some high relief 1922 business strikes made but they were all destroyed, There were also some 35,000 MEDIUM relief...
I'm not aware of them nailing coins to the masts, but it is common practice to place coins below the mast when it is being set in place. Today it...
And possibly a third grader, and don't forget the finalizer, but I went through all of this earlier. As far as a comparison to Enron, that was...
I don't believe there is an overdate in 1848. There are several repunched dates but no overdates.
But how would you get your submission to that bribed grader? Doesn't do you any good to ribe a grade and then have your submission graded by...
In which case you now have to bribe at least three graders and get the submission router to send the submission to each of them in turn. So now...
It was answered 8 years ago within the first 13 posts, three times. Yes a few do exist accidentally struck on silver planchets intended for 1964...
It looks SIMILAR to Pn4 (which is a pattern not a coin) but the head is not as well executed and the legend inscription on the obverse is...
Probably not. Have an image?
Looks partially plated to me (pre-strike) To rub it enough to remove the plating would also impart wear to the high points of the coin (including...
Very nice. At least two sets of clashmarks on both sides, possibly a third clash on the obverse. Obv clash is VERY heavy especially behind the...
JJC, here's a response, you really need to start your own thread instead of tacking it onto a totally unrelated thread that is over a year old.
The problem I see with the idea of bribery in the TPG is who are you going to bribe and how many of them? Bribing the package openers/data entry...
Yep, they made 120 million of them for circulation that year.
And PRICELESS is usually available for $10 - $15.
Conder token, Middlesex D&H 991, part of the "national series". The reverse die is actually dated 1790 and was engraved by John G Hancock of...
Denver didn't strike coins for any other country in 1926. Notice the coin appears to have cud above the I in LIBERTY that includes the edge...
Hmm Newport Beach, I wonder where it was going. And I bet it probably WASN'T sent Registered. (Gotta get it there faster! Instead it didn't get...
You acetone that one you;ll get rid of the lacquer, but the whizzing will probably become more apparent.
If the reverse die is softer than the obv die , yes. But in this case a mint worker has used an emory stick to grind off the traces of the clash....
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