The Birch Cent was a pattern. Same thing for the silver center cent.
The "limited number" turned out to be 200 sets and were gone in less than 2 minutes. They did say another "limited number" will be available...
FB means Full Bands. The fasces on the reverse is held together by three sets of two horizontal bands. Due to strike weakness these two bands...
My aunt is a great great grandmother and she was alive in 1973. Heck she became a GGGMother two years ago and not only is there a good chancel...
They are printed in sheets of 32 notes in a 4 across 8 down pattern. 960,000 notes would be 30,000 sheets. The last printing is the overprinting...
Personal opinion, I think in the long run the number of collectors for those limited editions will be more limited than the editions. Well that...
We just like to gripe. I've been in this hobby for over 40 years and I can guarantee you that if you could be dropped into just about any year...
You are right, I didn't check EVERYWHERE on the website and N F String & Sons does do processing of coins, but how would you know a roll processed...
Interesting thing is the low serial number indicates it was one of the last ones printed.
The photos are in the other thread on the same topic.
Both are heads of 94. The OP coin is S-21 the first head of 94 variety, and Kentucky's is an S-55 from later in the year but still not a head of...
The $100 for a VF sounds about right, but in Unc it is a lot more then $210 now. I would think closer to $600. They come with several different...
There was a lot of "hanky panky" going on at the San Francisco mint in the early 70's. The OP coin, a few two tailed quarters, a 1970 S quarter...
There had been calls for the establishment of a mint before the Fugio (and I believe even legislation to establish one), and yes it came before...
We call it that because when it comes to non-US coins most US collectors are completely "in the dark".
That wouldn't have much of an effect. The real cert numbers on the fake slabs aren't coming from slabs that have been cracked. They come from...
Great let's copy the techniques of the worlds number one marketer of counterfeit merchandise.
Nickels are not clad, they are a solid alloy all the way through. These coins are just environmentally damaged.
N.F. String does not roll coins. They are a manufacturer of coin handling equipment and supplies.
Considering if you hold them for a year you have to pay 28% capital gains tax, plus you need to overcome at least the 10% or more typical dealer...
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