The mark basically means that so-and-so, a well-known and fine upstanding individual whom everybody trusts said this coin is worth its weight in...
There are several known 1861 counterfeits. [IMG] [IMG]
I can't believe nobody posted the real thing... it's CRYSTAL clear, even at low grade: [ATTACH] 1942/1 10C (Regular Strike) Mercury Dime - PCGS...
@Mr.Q Actually I think we disagree here. If a TPG puts 1st strike or something like that on the label then I absolutely believe that that coin...
We also forget that the mint strikes .any coins ahead of release time and sends pallets of them to the fulfillment house for shipping. The first...
Planchet not Planchette Coin term not the occult one https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planchette A type 1 planchet is also called a...
First Strike, Early Releases et all are meaningless marketing terms invented by the TPGs. Has ZERO to do with the US Mint. At best it means the...
@CamaroDMD dies not dues
Star notes are printed in blocks depending on need. 160,000 is one of the smaller blocks printed. USPaperMoney.Info: Series 2017 $20
Wonderful site, excellent selections, and amazing customer service. People have posted about issues here Friday night and they've been fixed by...
81 was a year the SF mint was dialed in and struck many beautiful coins. You just know it was one of theirs.
It's not the mint its Congress. There are several designs the mint could change on their own authority because they've been used for 25 years....
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)
No It's all in circulation. Banks (and other users) send in what they take in and order what they need.
No The W mint quarters were taken to Denver and Philadelphia and mixed into the one-ton ballistic nylon bags that are sent to the contracted coin...
Quite agree... the designs look from horrible to quite nice in the pen&ink drawings they release. The jump to a proof coin loses a lot of the...
What was the coin? It could well be a perfect storm * It sat a while with the dealer before it was actually sent it * It ran into the lockdown(s)...
ENTRY POST Just because it's the oldest... [ATTACH] I fish this out whenever somebody starts the "what is your oldest coin" threads...
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