I used to believe this Chris but the reality is that the Law "authorizes" the US Mint to produce Half Dollar coins but does not "require" them to...
Those appear to be "curious" shelves on the 8 and O but I hardly think its the result of an attempt to alter the coin. How they occured I would...
First off, the US Mint is NOT a business. It's a "service" provided by the US Government. It has not been privatized (like the USPS) and as such...
Cancelled!
With all the data being presented on how much it costs to produce this or produce that, I just gotta call poo-poo. On each circulating Half...
Torchin turns em purple then black and to make copper-nickel cladding "bubble" you'd have to raise the temperature close to melting which is 2,140...
Try here: http://www.royaloakmint.com/ They have what you're looking for but I don't know if the site is active or even still in business....
The intent of your original post has now been made perfectly clear. I should have picked up on the D. Eisenhower part of the post in conjunction...
The OP didn't post a photo with the original post at 7:01am 4/22 otherwise it would have been immediately identified as not being an unoriginal US...
Thats an excellent philosophy. But the downside that keeps me coming back is the opportunity to get these: [IMG] [IMG] For only $26 ea plus...
In that case, the challenge would be making it to the end of the show before having to visit the "water closet"!
Absolutely! When the US Mint produces a quarter, it costs them less than 8 cents yet they recieve a 25 cent credit from the Federal Reserve...
Good catch.
Not rare by any means with one of the highest mintages out of all the IKE Dollars. They are typically referred to as the BiCentennial Coins and...
After having read the entire thread, I gotta say either pay the fee OR find a different bank. Meaning a bank that will order your coins at no...
From what I've observed on that HSN Show, I calculate that folks would be passed out cold within 20 minutes. Game Over!
Where were you when this auction closed? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280658233217&ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT
Where'd the OP go?
Generally speaking, low grade, slabbed modern coins are the end result of either a bulk submission looking for high-grade coins or a newbie...
Here's the PCGS Announcement Link: http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article_view.chtml?artid=4400&universeid=313&type=1
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