Quote: "Like what? Silver is used in medical applications for bandages for healing wounds because it kills bacteria also the new thing coming...
I thought the Gold Standard Act wasn't passed until 1900.
Silver could become the victim of its own success. As the price goes higher technology will search for industrial substitutes. As an example -...
Longacre doubling carries no premium at this point in time only because the coin collecting community has taken that position. Consensus opinion...
If the coin was altered for the purpose of passing for a $5.00 gold piece - it's worth more as is - it's part of the coin's history. I wouldn't...
Until last night - too much going on with college football (conference realignment) for me to give much attention to the other sport called football.
If you want details - photos are better - but if you want to do overlays - I find scanners easier.
I am an Old Timer - I guess - over 50 years old and I just don't get it. But I do remember the old time saying "Sticks and stones may break my...
I believe Wexler and Coppercoins still list both as D/S varieties.
There is a 1956 D/S with the "s" being a displaced mint mark located between the "1" and "9" of the date and then another 1956 D/S which actually...
I wasn't suggesting the Spanish Gov't file a claim now - was just wondering if they filed a claim and made whole when the loss occurred.
I wonder if the ship and its cargo were insured?
That is Brian Ribar's site. He is the official attributor of US Nickel Varieties for John Wexler and has co-authored several books with him. His...
A popular new trend is gold parties. Kinda like tupperware parties except people bring their scrap gold to sell.
Pre-1982 cents do not have to be refined. The composition is manufactured to such strict tolerance that cents can be added to the melting pot as...
Simply put and this is real simply put - trail dies are a form of machine doubling/damage so to speak originating in the die hubbing process.
I have experienced the same problem with loggers cutting timber off my land.
Yes it is a variety - as is with every US mint marked coin struck 1989 and before. In probably 99% of the cases the location and orientation of...
The US population is approx. 300 million. 1% of this amount is 3 million. How big is the city/town you live in? The population of my town is...
How many different obverse working dies were used for striking the 1914-D Lincoln Cent? Maybe we the people of Cointalk can figure it out. Below...
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