Has to do with the Mint's internal terminology. The Mint uses the same words we do, but they don't mean the same thing. Coins that are not...
Sure you can, all you have to do is leave a deposit equal to twice the current retail value :)
One for money, and two they didn't grade it they just holdered it. Unless you consider "Gem Proof" a grade. Another thing is the reason it looks...
There is a 1955 D doubled die cent as well. Not as well known, not as dramatic, but it does exist.
But in a free society the few that are rich don't NEED to be saved.
The reason you see a lot of misattributed 83/2's is because the 2 in the 1882 punch tended to develop die chips filling in the voids in the 2...
First thing to look at is the spacing of the digits in the date. The dates on the shield nickels was punched in with a four digit logotype punch...
It tells you what someone else thought the grade WAS at a given point in time. At this moment in time that same person might have a completely...
It has the right rev, but unfortunately not in the right die state. That reverse was used for N-11, N-13 (delisted), N-15, and N-16. key...
Well there is no Obama, but I see Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and George W Bush all being available. Oddly on the website they only list a few...
Yes his book wasn't the first (it was the third and there were two editions), but it was more complete than the others and it was the standard...
Is the edge perpendicular to the faces? Is the edge flat or rounded? Is the diameter of the dime the same, smaller or larger than a regular dime?
Depends on which owner you are talking about, they had six and the grading ability varied widely.
Make that rinse with acetone (not dip in acetone) and you can skip the drying step. The acetone will evaporate off in seconds. But the acetone...
Problem is in order to get the really low relief they would need for the high speed production they would probably have to mash her face in.
Oh I'm not perfect, I have posted inaccuracies in the past. And you and I have had disagreements as well. And by the way it's Conder (An 18th...
OK I think we have "dissed" it enough.
You THINK it's PMD? OH yes let's run a coil of quarter strip through the nickel blanking press, and then take the nickel sized clad planchets...
Yes! Heaven forbid making the buyer actually having to LOOK at the coin. :)
Well no, but if I won the auction for a piddlingly low amount I would send them a lot more money than my winning bid. Yes I do that sometimes....
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