I found this image at http://coins.calkinsc.com/old_site/doc/mag_bands.jpg [ATTACH] On the left the bands are not split - and not from...
Ripley, perhaps you posted that as a joke but on the off chance that you did not - - - Full Bands refer to uncirculated Mercs (and high-end AU...
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Does it happen to have an 'S' mintmark?
'Collecting Confederate Paper Money' Field Edition 2008 by Pierre Fricke.
Those aren't the best photos but it looks like an 'S' mintmark on a well-circulated Morgan Dollar.
Can you post a good photo of the coin and the "error"? Typically, struck-through-grease coins do not have much, if any, collector value.
There is no mention of this on the US Mint site.
MS-66 and MS-67 describe the surfaces of the coins. In general, an MS-66 coin will have more contact marks, less eye appeal, etc. than an MS-67...
That is the edge of the coin, not the rim. It looks like a partial collar. Usually the unstruck portion of the edge on a Railroad Rim will...
That sounds like a very good plan. The Red Book is a great reference. You can use it for relative values (which coins are worth more than others)....
I have done a lot of travelling (49 states) and I don't know of any place where $2 bills are in common use.
You might be surprised at how many people pay full retail. You would be even more surprised at how many people pay several multiples of full...
What other thread? Are there two threads for this question?
Yes and yes. Got four 2011-D cents in change a week ago.
Could be. Another possibility is he found the coin in an original roll or bag (although I doubt that is the case and I am not even sure if banks...
That's a good point but my primary question remains so I will reword my question: If only the first two digits of the date are visible how do...
If the only visible part of the date is the first two digits how do you know it is a 1900 IHC? Please post photos.
Proof? I don't see anything about the coin that would point to Proof. The strike is good but far from producing the details of a Proof coin. The...
Be advised that if there is a bear on the reverse it is a token, not a coin.
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