Only since 2001 or so when they started making them out of Copper-plated steel.
2.5 grams is post 1982 (Copper-plated Zinc). 1976 are bronze (actually brass), and weigh 3.1 grams.
I agree. It's like spelling someone's name wrong in print. I think they call it, "LAZY."
The 'S' mintmark looks like a snake, and the relief is way too high. The small lettering is not precise - some letters are not the same size or...
Nothing worse than a coin with a staple scratch. The others were done purposely by non-collectors. Staple scratches come from careless people that...
Not necessarily a poor job. There were 1795 dollars officially plugged at the mint that are not easily identified.
I don't. They weren't my medals. I am a chemist, and I suggested to the owners to treat them with nitric rather than reprocess the pieces. Out of...
The only way to keep the copper from continuing to do this is to remove it. Nitric acid would work best. I worked on some gold coins that...
It's real. I am sure it has an 'S' mint mark on the reverse. 1878-1882 San Francisco Morgan dollars were struck very nicely, and are the...
That's where my little Swiss Army knife comes in handy. Not quite as sharp and pointy as an X-acto, so it doesn't damage the capsule if I get...
If you have a problem with rattling, just cut a strip about 1mm wide from a mylar flip (not pvc... ever!) and feed it between the edge of the coin...
But the 39-S in this grade would only be worth 25 cents or so in this grade, so I didn't mention it.
The points coming out of the 8's are die chips. You still may be able to identify a VAM variety, but the odds are against it since it has been...
It is made of 75% copper and 25% nickel, so it won't attach to a magnet. The only 1939's really worth much in circulated condition are the 1939-D...
I guess a joke doesn't go far with some people... especially if you have to try to explain it. I guess there are the few that get things, some...
The old NGC fatty slabs were the easiest to swap coins in. The edgea could be cut with a dremel, then glued back together with crazy glue. I knew...
It would be a good project to smooth out the damage, file the edge to reed it, then have it gilted. Then you would have an unique Racketeer...
Where does it say it on the coin? Duh.
90% silver quarter. Worth about $3 in this condition.
The best one I had was by NGC. It was an 1891-CC $10 Gold MS60 that they label as a $20 Gold. Would have been a cheap way for a Registry Set...
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