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Discontinuity seems to be the name of the game with the US Mint.
I thought it was interesting that the thieves tried to sell the stolen coins at "Loser's Coin Store".
Good move. APMEX is a much better source of bullion than eBay.
You should be very careful buying silver bars on eBay, especially if you are "totally new to PMs". If you aren't careful you may end up buying a...
Good luck! Many of us will be interested in your first experience as a dealer - what went well, what didn't, unexpected questions and requests,...
I have never stamped a note myself but I do enter previously-stamped notes as I receive them in change. Since 2007 I have entered 10 notes. Only...
How do you get a clear title on a car like that?
Reeding and edge lettering were another method used to deter edge shaving/filing. We still have reeding and edge lettering on coins with very...
What is a "rim press"? And I agree - probably a coin that tumbled around inside a clothes dryer for a while.
From 1975 to 1986 (perhaps even later) the West Point Mint (then known as the West Point Silver Bullion Depository) struck Lincoln Cents. Those...
Dime planchets have never been copper.
1910 Lincoln Cent. But that was sometime in the late '60s so it was less than 60 years old at the time. I have found older nickels in the last...
What planchet do you think it was struck on? A dime planchet? Is the coin silver? Have you weighed it? (And photos would help.)
You should only hold your coins by the edges.
If you have a tattoo that you regret getting you can have it removed. But the removal is usually more difficult, much more painful and much, much...
Also it would help if you could take the coin out of the 2X2 (so there won't be glare off the plastic) and shoot it straight on (instead of at an...
The core is zinc. If the copper plating is missing it would expose the zinc core. Zinc is highly reactive and will quickly oxidize.
What you have is probably a fake Racketeer Nickel. "Genuine" Racketeer Nickels were made by gold plating 1883 "No Cents" Liberty Nickels and were...
You should have your coin authenticated before estimating its value.
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