Not heavily, just moderately circulated. I've seen coins much more heavily worn. I do think it has been lightly cleaned as well.
I got interested in coins in 1966 when I was five years old. Of course at that age I had no money so I couldn't collect. So I spent the next six...
I swear I have seen something like that before. What it reminds me of is a sash weight used to keep sash cords hanging straight.
You could say the field is incuse. the fields of the die is the highest part of the die and it is the first part of the die to make contact with...
A prescription for abuse of the machines. Believe me you are going to have a lot of unhappy customers if your machine won't take their coins...
My copy of Overton shows 107 and 107a both as R-2. (Third edition)
It also states they shall pay in money or bars. Money means they can pay in paper money. It doesn't mean they have to pay in gold or silver...
I would assume it would be faster and cheaper just to use the Post Office.
It's an aftermarket holder.
yes, it is called reholdering. Costs about $12 plus shipping and insurance both ways.
Cleaned VG
No the option for having your silver turned into coin ended in 1853. (you could have it coined into trade dollars 1873 to 78 as well) For gold I...
This is quite true, and they have also subsequently denied having done so.
Yes they are fakes as well.
Looks like the typical blob S
Big difference between 3 1909 vdbs and 3 1909 svdb.
There are two types of bidders on ebay "Nickel and dime bidders" who enter another bid whenever they get out bid until they reach the maximum...
I don't think it's real.
Looks like a real cent on a struck dime, retail probably in the $700 to $1000 range, possibly the lower end of that because the date on the dime...
Considering ypu got them directly from the mint I doubt they would be fakes. The only thing I can think of would be an error in the alloy mix...
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