Been a while. Here's one I got today: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I've always seen 48-52 called 'no IND: IMP:,' my guess is that it's because that takes up less space in albums.
Here are my two Panama Pills: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Not a fan of the inconsistent placement of the name, motto, etc. I'd rather they be adapted to be more like the Otero-Warren design. The outer...
Like many of the Franklin Mint issues of that period, the matte coins of that type were minted in quantities much higher than the number of matte...
Coins and Canada calls them die grooves, likely similar. They happen a lot on coins from the first couple years of steel.
That's wood grain toning, although not in the usual wood grain pattern.
Czechia. Their current circulating series is one of my favorites. Honorable mentions to Brazil and Hungary.
I don't see why a strong enough magnet wouldn't work through the slab.
PL coins are those issued in the soft plastic mint sets. Coins & Canada lists these sets in their own pages that take some digging to get to, but...
The other thing you see is the monogram of Gilroy Roberts, who designed the reverses. It should be the same monogram he used on the Kennedy half.
The mint marks are on the reverse, position varies by denomination. In the case of BVI, I don't think there are any non-FM coins during the period...
They're a bit tougher in higher grades, but even then, they're not as rare or as valuable as their catalog values imply.
The idea I always float is that the mint should go back to making pennies from bronze (as they'll be sold at a premium to face value anyway) and...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I don't know why anyone in their right mind paid to have this graded, but I'm glad they did. OGHs are my favorite.
It is a cost saving measure for sure. Lower relief means the dies last longer, and it's something they've been doing with all denominations over...
Yep, definitely an S (and proof). Is the edge brown like a normal quarter?
1997 is by far the most common date of the current-size 50p and is worth its face value unless uncirculated.
They are identical in both composition and value to US dimes. They have been minted at US mints in the past, but newer ones such as yours are not.
It's worth noting that the highest denomination of coin in common use is 1 yuan. That's a lot of coins.
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