might I suggest a classic coin like a standing liberty quarter? You can do a common date and keep the costs reasonable. get one in every grade up...
truth is... what most don't realise is that by merely the scale of what the mint produced that the number of errors is still a very small percentage.
how many cents are in that container??? btw - I also have the obligatory Hinckley & Schmidt 5 gallon jug of cents. It's about half full.
sorry, total rookie with photos... but I have been paying attention BTW... isn't this called a die-alignment strike?
let's try this image..
here's a 1990-P off center that i found while looking through rolls. Well, that may not be the proper term for it since the reverse is aligned...
I like Jefferson Nickels because they are all collectible from circulation. I started casually searching rolls (just when I get the time) and I...
and to think I just searched 12 rolls and there was but 1 coin from pre-1950... nickels... go figure! congrats caestelle!
ok... that's it... tomorrow I am going out to get 10 rolls of nickels to search.
Frank, that sure is a beauty! I just saw this thread and wanted to as my own question of you. How is the luster? Some times it just doesn't...
clad is an alloy made of copper and nickel. It is what the modern coinage is made of. An outer layer of 75% copper and 25% nickel bonded to an...
IMHO this is a natural progression that is going to eventually take TPGs out of the rare coin business. We already have had companies that...
not so much starnge as refreshingly honest
wasn't the beaver coin a Canadian Nickel??
ok.. you guys stepped on something I actually know. This list is fairly correct, but incomplete. Let me give you the official NFL rule: In...
in a word... no. The grade is indeed the grade for the overall coin, the FS designation is for the steps. They are either fully struck or they are...
very nice coin, Frank. I love the older series and I am glad when you show them, because I learn so much in the process. keep up the good work.
IMHO it doesn't look like an "s", it looks like as 900fine said "like a drop of solder", but blob "s" mint marks are common
1968-s
here's my take on this quesion which, as usual, is a little out of left field... buy any gold eagle and wait about 6 months for gold to peak...
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