It is amazing that these coins are available in copper-nickel clad! I think that this is the first clad overstrike that Carr has done. I have...
Today is a day to remember and be thankful to all who have given their lives for their country. As far as those who see it as the "kickoff of...
I'll say it's AU-58 if I had to hazard a guess. In hand may look better but if it is weak strike (uncommon for a 21 Peace Dollar) on the wing then...
Wow! Coin World changed it's masthead!!!
sounds like a plan. I look for ward to it!
I am going to be there on Friday all day. I look forward to meeting everyone there! This is looking promising. Lots of people I have been reading...
that may be true, but that seperation is not, nor will it ever be seen as a copper stripe
sweet!!! I finally get to meet you, Darryl! Looking forward to it!
that quarter clearly needs to be sent in for authentication because with the large copper stripe that you have pictured, I will go out on a limb...
um, no, Doug. It doesn't. The inner core is also an alloy of .791 copper and .209 silver - also an alloy and not showing ANY pure copper stripe...
things are gonna get wild! hehehehehehe
Would be even better if it was a clad! and for the record, in 1965 the US Mint was making Clad coinage, just not the halves. It is conceivable...
you shouldn't. None of the silver clad kennedys have a stripe
The reason that you see no copper stripe is because the core is not pure copper like the 1971-date coins. The core is a .791 copper-.209 silver...
WOW!!!! That is some coin! I'd bet it cost into the 4 figures?
Happy Birthday to Illini420!!! You may be getting older, but let's face it... Doug will always be WAAAY older!!!! Hope you have a happy...
I think the "edge" comment was referring to the upsetting process whereby blanks are turned into planchets and Conder101 is correct, the...
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congrats Johnny!!! That's a great catch!
The flat spots at the edges of the coin are the giveaway. There is edge reeding and flat spots intermingled. This coin was damaged post-mint....
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