Actually there is no reason to set up an "official" redemption. As cents come into the central banking facility they are simply not shipped back...
Another easy pick up point is to look at the distance between the F on OF and the eagles wing. On the mule they are close together and on the...
Well for the mintage of the 69 D nickel they would have used something like 270 to 290 obv dies. So about one coin out of every 300 IF the die...
I would think that if the collar was in place chances are probably fairl good the plating will slpit and expose the zinc. If the collar is jammed...
Five times in 26 years. Not too bad. Of course I'm not too thrilled with some of the winners.
Fairly common.
No, definitely not the bottom of an S, the loop is shaped completely different. Much more open and rounded. So chances are good it is a...
That "die crack" is a scratch on the coin. Frankly it looks odd. I would suspect either a contemporary counterfeit, or possibly a heavily worn...
No. A loss that great on the diameter would eliminate most of the reeding from the edge. With that diamet I would strongly suspect a fake.
Than\ks for saving the pics, the auction got pulled before I got here. The 1803 was an obvious fake, not even close.
I agree, the bank is much more interesting.
The business strike S mint ATB quarters were sold by the mint in rolls and bags directly to collectors only. They only way they would get in...
If there was actually something inside the planchet, think about what would have happened when the strip was rolled down to blank thickness....
I'm not sure what it is. It would be a lot easier to say if you could see the D, S and OP mintmarks side by side and not in different posts,...
As far as I know all of Rogers & Son material is silverplate.
Well it IS free of all "beautiful problems", so it is "Beautiful problem" free.
When the home was built in 1856 the coin was worth 1 cent, if you use the purchasing power as a guide it would be like a tradesman today leaving a...
I'd say just harshly cleaned.
The collar determines the final size of the coin. The planchet is typically about .1 mm or smaller than the collar so the Piso palnchet would be...
When you ship registered you have to declare a value for the package (If you declare zero they probably would not then let you insure it since...
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