At one time I had two copies of the half dime VIM. Loaned on copy to another collector, new saw it again.
And this was the correct interpretation, the authorizations clearly states "shall mint prior to July 4th 1975 for issuance on or after that date,...
But photoshop isn't free (in fact now they charge a monthly rental fee for the most recent version of the program, you don't own it.) but Gimp...
Chia pets may have gone the way of the pet rock, but they are still available.
Several people have made reference to the 1922 proof high relief, but they also struck 35,000 high relief business strikes as well. Only one of...
Yes, for all practical purposes that book is useless.
Other semi-keys would be the 1864-L and the 1872 All of the 1870's are a little better and some of the late 1860's as well.
AT through the application of heat. Toned coins sell for big bucks. :)
Coins toward the center of the bag can remain untoned because the outer coins have already consumed the reactive gasses entering the bag.
People spend a lot more than that for an opinion on the grade of their coin from a TPG, and that is all the grade is, an opinion.
Locally produced souvenir medal, probably of very little value.
You say you want the coin to "show off". To show off to whom? If it is to non-collectors they will be just as impressed by a relatively mark...
Before 1990 the mintmarks were all punched into the individual dies by hand. For this reason the mintmarks tend to "wander around" from one die...
A weak strike, thin planchet, or a die adjustment strike will show weakness in the high relief areas while the low relief areas will be strong....
Circulating counterfeit from that era.
Well if you reversed the 9 and the 6 you would have a 1969 dime. :) And since ALL of the dies come from the same master design/master hub,if one...
Early die stage of N-1 R-1
If you find the cornerstone I want the quarter.
Tried using a different reference and with it I would agree S-89. I'm going to have to go over the other reference and double check the image...
Except that story is from nearly four years ago. June 11, 2010
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