Roger is very thorough. What you find repetitive is because certain processes and procedures may or may not be followed at each location. Chris
From Mine to Mint by Roger Burdette is a must-have for anyone who wants to delve into the history and development of the U.S. Mint....
It's good enough for me to tell that it is damage. Chris
I need a better close-up of the obverse, but my initial impression is that it is post-mint damage (PMD). Chris
I don't think so! It would only add "purported" credibility to the bums that try to pawn their crap onto uninformed and unsuspecting readers. You...
It seems strange that Medalcraft claims ownership of MACO, yet nowhere does it say in their history when they purchased the company. I'm not sure...
It looks more like a strikethrough to me. I saw this quite a lot when I was searching that $50 bag of 1980 Lincolns. Grease and debris are...
According to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medallic_Art_Company MACO was acquired by Northwest Territorial Mint in 2009. Chris
It was my understanding that they merged with Northwest Territorial Mint. Chris
With the exception of one year, all of these were produced by Medallic Art Co. Chris
I stopped buying the Mint "stuff" about 10 years ago. Do you have a photo of the commem? Chris
I've got the ANA record somewhere that lists the medals and their mintages for the various medals that were produced. I can't remember the last...
For the longest time, I couldn't get NGC to accept them for grading, but after hassling them for about 5 years at the NGC Luncheon at FUN, they...
Congratulations! I'm posting this in your honor. It is the first of the 3-medal sets that were produced for the ANA National Conventions from...
I have a wide assortment, but that is not one of them. Unfortunately, I lost most of my images on my old computer when the graphics card fried....
Ditto! Chris
All Morgan and Peace dollars are VAM's. Die cracks are very common on the old cartwheels because it takes about 150 tons of pressure to strike...
It's always a good feeling when you are able to find and acquire such a wonderful piece of art. Unlike coins, many of the older medals are much...
It's not necessary for me to repeat what others have already said here. Suffice it to say that I have been calling it BoobTube for many, many...
All I can say is that I am glad it is not me going through 70 years worth of coins. It took me 4-1/2 years just sorting through a $50 Mint bag of...
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