Proof that natural selection does not work as quickly as we would all like.
In My Opinion
That Hawaiian must've set you back a good bit. Nice coin!
They found a 2nd Pharaoh buried nearby... even older than the first one... @GDJMSP [ATTACH]
Could it have had something to do with the prevalence of the Mexican dollar (peso?) in American commerce? Edit: found the answer here: The early...
66? 67?
Set a tissue/Kleenex on top of both a silver coin and a non-silver coin. The silver coin will reflect more light than the non-silver and appear...
Not a real coin. According to Wikipedia, the weight is within tolerance for 1.00 troy oz of silver.
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Some people save them because they think they'll be worth something more than $0.50 someday. Personally, I don't; not even the 1987's and other...
Probably not.
I only have a few years' worth of experience, so take this for what it's worth. My $0.02 is that it's a free country, and a polite request such...
So it seems that it actually didn't "save his life" if the coin has that little damage.
You would think that a bullet would do more damage to a gold coin...
As far as *I* know it is not. The distance between the "A" and the "M" and the position of the "FG" are for wide/narrow.
Can't tell from your pics. Sorry. http://www.error-ref.com/transitional-reverse-1988-1c-with-reverse-of-1989/
The crossbar on the G is not a "pickup" sign for wide/close AMs.
I assume you're talking about these from the U.S. Mint? I'd be curious to see if anyone actually does this. I've heard that some dealers buy the...
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Looks like a "wide" to me, but I believe that a "close AM" is the one to look for in 1992.
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