A one hundred year run for Lincoln is long enough. The cent should be discontinued altogether.
Using your terminology, the difference between resilience and compressional stresses is that resilience does not change the metal on a molecular...
Pure nickel is magnetic. Nickel alloys generally aren't magnetic, except nickel alloys of iron or cobalt. Some older Canadian nickels (I don't...
I don't have an alternative explanation for what caused the effects on this nickel but I do know a bit about metallurgy and I can tell you that a...
What I don't understand is that if this was a die clash, how could the image from one die extend INTO the carved out part of the other die in...
If this is one of the coins in the link provided by TwoSon then you have yourself a $15 half dollar.
I agree that "First Strike" has no practical meaning other than being one of the earliest ones struck, i.e., struck on day one or two. Some...
I think the worst design is also the design I happen to like the most - the Seated Liberty series. The overall design is great but the...
More likely he started when he was 14 and has 4 years experience. Or maybe there are dog years involved...
Is it strongly magnetic - does it jump to the magnet when it comes near - or weakly magnetic - is it just barely hanging onto the magnet?...
Believe me, I have read the entire thread. I wouldn't think of commenting unless I had a full grasp of what had been said. I am assuming...
It would probably have more desire with those collectors who look for oddly shaped coins - 7 sided, square, holed, wavy edged, etc. This is from...
Thanks, I've sent him an email. We'll see what he says.
Canon SD1100 IS 8MP Macro focusing down to about one inch. You should be able to get one for $160-$200, depending on when and where you get...
How stupid the fourth design is, with the unfinished Capitol Building representing Lincoln's Presidential years. Wouldn't it have made a lot more...
Is there any possibility that you could be wrong? I'm probably three times your age and I'm wrong on many things. Of course, when I was your...
Is there any record (a drawing) of what the cent would have looked like with Brenner's full name on it? Was the proposed design with the name the...
Thanks, I'll have to search for him.
You're right - I dropped the second "1".
Because no one wants one. Also, few people know about it.
Separate names with a comma.
