Can you tell if it is made out of silver or nickel? Speedy
In 1942 there were 2 types---The older type was made out of the normal metals and therefor didn't have the large mintmarks. The TY2 was made out...
Welcome to the forum! Speedy
I think you meant that they DID have silver-- Speedy
Welcome! I moved your post so more people will see it. Speedy
Well if you search around you might get different answers from different collectors ;) If you have the CP's guide VOL-1 you can check out the...
There is no differents between the two planchets. Speedy
And I think you did a pretty good job ;) The coin is not an off center as it has already been said but is a nice showing of a MAD. Since the...
I can't tell from the pic's....is it Die 1 or 2? I got outbidded on a NICE one the other day...oh well I'll get mine someday! Speedy
Nice nickel. I don't think this is an off center coin though... To make sure if you could post a pic. of the REV it would help. I think it is...
Good point Mike ;) I do partly disagree with one point---and that is that the mint did sell these coins as sets. I think when we really get down...
I'm glad for you! One quick question. Did the dealer say anything about half dollar in the 1942 set? It was either a business strike or just a...
Dave-- I wish I could get my photos just half as good as yours... Speedy
I knew that I didn't dream it up. On the new CONECA website www.varietyvista.com it says that James Wiles wrote a book on Ike varieties... Speedy
I'm pretty sure that this would be called a die clash. Wait around and see what Mike has to say on the topic. Speedy
Howdy Mike, First let me say that it looks great and it would be a coin anyone would be proud of! I grade this coin AU55 and think NGC graded...
It was the normal thing to do up untill the early 90's. Just to make one thing clear--they wern't hand stamped onto the coin themselves..but onto...
I checked my one place and I found that the one book I thought was about Ikes was about Kennedy Halves....I'll keep checking because I think I...
Luc, While I would like a larger photo I'm pretty sure that is not a cent on a dime planchet. It looks like that coin has been treated with acid....
CONECA has a variety listing but I'm not too big on those master listings. I think there is also a book or two about Ike's but from what I...
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