The complete answer to your question is in Posts Nos. 55-57 on page two of this thread. You can discuss it further over there if you wish.
Are you talking about the 1859-early variety 1864? Those are cu-ni, not silver. Also, the later ones are bronze, not pure copper.
What's the question? Any member can start a thread with any coin-related topic they choose. For the subject you're suggesting US Coins, Error...
Ancient collectors, who use olive oil for removing centuries of encrustation, often leave their coins in the oil for many months. It works...
I strongly disagree! If everyone followed that advice they might go out of business, and we'd lose a great source of entertainment, not to...
Because they can, and they can make them cheaper than archival products. :( Many dealers use them for mailing coins, and if the buyer promptly...
:confused: What coins did Philadelphia produce in 1999 with and without mint marks? :confused:
Yeah, but the upside of that will be one more young person will have safely returned. :thumb:
That's exactly what it is - a Hobo Nickel, but of nowhere near the quality of those carved by forum member Billzach. If Billzach happens to...
Somewhat scarce, but only in comparison to its Denver brother - of the 1,890,624,291 business strike cents minted in the first year of the...
Might even be a very, very, very early stage spoon job.
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