Merc, Are you sure that is a $1,000 box? That sounds WAY too small for 500 rolls of nickels. I took out several rolls of nickels and did some...
Believe it or not, photos would help.
My bad. I should have consulted my Red Book before posting. (I don't collect Silver Dollars.)
I think she meant 'drugstore' (aka pharmacy).
Plus it is illegal to strike examples of genuine US coins.
Just a suggestion: Next time you photograph a Woodie select a background other than woodgrain. :)
There is a HUGE difference between making a fantasy piece (e.g., 1964-D Peace Dollar) and striking coins of which genuine examples exist (e.g.,...
What a shame. A great loss for his family and for numismatics.
A broadstrike is a coin struck outside the collar. Your coin does not look like it was struck outside the collar.
How can you go wrong (unless gold takes a nosedive)?
channel, We will need to see good photos to be able to help you with your quarters. Your 1973 cent does not have a mintmark because it was...
That's what I was thinking.
Denver - the Denver Mint is only 66 miles from my house.
I agree. That makes absolutely no sense. Zinc cents have a zinc core with copper plating. The zinc is in the center. For the die to penetrate...
Who said the Chinese were the "best of the best of counterfeiters"? I will agree that their best counterfeits are very good (and getting better)...
No reason to be sorry. You learned something and that is what is important? Now, do you understand how it was made?
50 cents. It is a magician's coin. Search the threads here at CoinTalk. (There are PLENTY of threads here about magician's coins.)
Weight?
rat, The damage to coins caused by clothes dryers is typically spooning, not melting. (Search the threads here for countless examples.)
That's a nice off-center.
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