I can help with the FBL, but i will assume the FSB is similar. The FBL refers to the bottom of the bell on the franklin halfs. Since they were a...
i think that will happen when they re-use a die and try to fix it from one year to the next... not sure here though... going from an 8 to a 5 is...
i have just learned this myself... Strike doubling, or mechaincal doubling gives the effect of a doubling, but might only be part of the word...
Looks like an outline of an 8 behind the 5
It looks like mechanical doubling (or strike doubling) to me. Not a true Doubled Die.
Please tell me what you think of these two coins... The first (1999 cent), the coin with inverted colors. This coin shows a secondary outline...
looks like a time to update my book :) thanks!
can anyone post any pictures to support the claim they are so beautiful :D i dont think i have ever seen any italian coins, so it would be a...
I have a real tough time telling the difference between die cracks and scratches.... would you mind elaborating on this 'toothpick test' ?
i love the vingettes on foreign bills... great artistry!!!
When i was real young, long before i started collecting coins, i had a jefferson nickle that was, from what i have learned, a die clash. The...
looking in my friedberg book, the 1953A is worth about $7 in VF, i would say yours would be worth about $3-4. the 1976 would be worth just a hair...
I dont know anything about canadian coinage, but considering its apparent age and condition, either you made out like a bandit or you paid $19.99...
If you could provide pictures that would help us to determine values better. i am basicaly learing here myself, and as i have come to understand,...
For most of my collecting years, which was mostly cents from circulation, i have used the 'Red Book' for what was 'out of the ordinary'. Scine...
oh crud - the auction title says 1981 :eek:
i cant make out the date - image too blurry. Might be stock photos as well... might be a good idea to call - he gives the serial number but not...
in 1995 i bought 100 $1 bills from a bank. A full strap of just recieved bills from the reserve. 100 consecutive pristine bills. Now they still...
run_run_run --- try this thread... you will get alot of viewpoints. it deal with the same issue :)...
you never know in 50 years who will be looking for that type, series, and date to complete... for $8.00 over face (with shipping) its not a bad...
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