Apparently only Typecoins understands what a "potty" coin is.
Yes it was not the same die that was USED in 1809. Like the book says it was a die that was made (but not hardened) and not used in 1809. It was...
And there is another possible source of grease/oil coming in contact withthe die faces. Back withthe vertical strike presses the pnachets...
The 1811 obv is not the same die as the 1809. Rev looks like it could be the same die.
Yep pretty cool, and several people here are suggesting destroying it.
We're backward? :)
There have been fake JM, Engelhard, and Silvertowne bars and rounds that I know of. Also fakes of generic rounds.
That's a counterfeit, but it's a modern one not a contemporary one.
Not sure about that. I would not call having product still available at the end of a sales period a "sell out" even though it is no longer for...
It's a bit of a "chicken or the the egg" situation. They hoard every one they come across because you never see them in circulation, and you...
The guy that bought PCI from DGS and brought back the old green label style and 10 digit serial numbers and tried to pass them off as the OLD PCI...
I don't think the Shield nickel is a counterfeit either.
Would be about the size of the old half dime. Very difficult to handle and easily lost. You would have to greatly reduce the fineness to...
And two years before the Philadelphia mint began coining, and one year before the US Mint was even created.
The 1825 N-5 large cent was first described by Andrews in 1882. After that description no one was ever able to find one and the location of ther...
Genuine but cleaned.
Cold calls is usually a BIG red flag that you should stay away.
One problem with guns at coin shows is that many locations are now becoming "gun free zones". At the convention center where the Muncie club had...
Advertising revenue, big promotion, "Jefferson was one of the smartest of the founding fathers, What would he drive?" :)
If you mean hub strikethroughs, they do exist but are seldom seen. Dies are examined before use and during use and hub strikethroughs rarely get...
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