Some of the bags were seated liberty and trade dollars as well. Mostly seated liberty if memory serves.
Actually some coins can have quite a bit of force on them due to leverage. This is the primary factor that causes marking on coins in handling...
It will probably work in a vending machine but it depends on how finely set it is and whether it detects rotational inertia or not. Perhaps...
It's hard to tell from the picture since most of the distortion seems to be optical effects but it appears normal for the date. There is a...
It appears to have had its rims removed by filing. It's probably in good shape otherwise because it keeps getting removed from circulation.
There are several real oddballs known from 1995. I don't recallany struck on dime stock but it does sound like it could be a nickel planchet or...
Well, not to pick nits but there are only about 280,000,000 dimes like his and most exhibit quite a bit more wear. I only point this out...
It's a good article but readers should check out this author's other work for superb articles. He makes an excellent point about this issue and...
Mostly it's a matterof trying to get the nicest specimen of every coin you consider part of the collection. I'd suggest you add major and some...
I've collected most US old coins over the years. These include lg cents, FE, indian, and wheaties, silver and cu/ ni 3c pieces, shield, liberty,...
Thanks. Quite fascinating.
This is another great article; http://www.coinweek.com/news/modern-coins/more-thoughts-on-modern-coins-a-reader-writes/ When people come to...
It's an auxilliary grading service that stickers coins they feel are choice and choice for their grade.
Mehl brought the hobby to the masses and we owe him a great debt. While I've "always" been interested in coins my parents did see a phamphlet...
Great! Ikes made a little move in '85 and then another about '98 and have been stuck ever since. I'm thinking they're due. Wait till people...
OK, point made.
This gets very complicated. It's ironic that the coin in question is a 40% silver bicentennial Ike because this coin comes with two distinctly...
I think people are undergrading this coin by a lot. I'd be happy to find this date nearly so nice. These come with poor strikes, retained...
Yes. I agree. And so long as any coins going into it are credited there is no problem. If the machine design is bad and they can't get...
I think it's worse than that. It's more like offering to give out $100 bills for five twenties for a 9% fee and then just keeping the...
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