Is it strongly attracted to a magnet ? Thinking alike :)
Machine doubling. There are 12 DDO for 1972 cent. The die #1 above is of course the most prominent, but dies #1 through #8 are all class 1 Doubled...
Yes, you are correct, I keep forgetting about those years :) Jim
The bottom line is that recently more people want to sell than want to buy, supply and demand. Goldman Sachs is settling, BP is having fair...
Welcome Magic_carpet. First what the posters above neglected to ask you was if the medal was a 3" #101 which has been out of stock for quite a...
Well several people are watching very carefully. Some posters are making the line thinner and thinner from political closure.At least IMO. Jim
It is well illustrated and explained in Larson's Book on Coin Forgery which I have, but luckily Google books also has it. Look at pages 30-35....
In 1965, Philadelphia was represented by no mint mark, so it is a Philadelphia mint quarter with either 2 counter punches, or other post mint...
Years and years ago, I recall a "8 legged" buffalo on eBay, but it was a MD reverse. I don't recall if it was a 30-S, as I lost interest after...
1902 series 1. 373 2.431 3.920 4. 632 1903 series 1.747 2.920 3.632 4.920
I have read before that they had wanted to ( at some stage)use the Morgan design, but that there was no usable dies or plasters, etc. to do that....
In the pre 1940s, Stamps were often the commemorative mode used rather than coins.
It is only 50% silver, but there were only 342,000 minted. Got some other stuff also, but I will put it up when I get some photo time :) Jim
As I recall, the design limitations set by legislation is that no living person may occur on a coin. By using a composite, the government doesn't...
The 90% silver half weighed 12.5 grams, +/- 0.26 , whereas the 40% halves weighed 11.5 +/- 0.40 grams. The non silver clad 1971 weighed 11.34 +/-...
I like Plutonium myself, has a beautiful sheen on the surface when machined.
It really looks nice in hand :) , no I was high bidder at $18. I would have gone more. Jim
I think there is a different situation between it and the 1933 $20 pieces. Theoretically there was a chance that the 33 was available for a short...
He bought it in 1973 or 74 from a Canadian "Snowbird" who was a collector and brought coins down with him to trade for Mexican coins. It was...
I went to the local coin club meeting last night and picked up a few things I would like to show. This is a lovely toned 1972 Canadian Dollar,...
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