I would call that a "Packaging Error" rather than a "Mint Error". And, personally, I wouldn't pay a premium for it. But I'm sure bidders will line...
Photos? BTW, does your coin have the designer's initials - VDB - on the truncation of Lincoln's bust?
Very nice and interesting acquisition. (I hope Jerry hasn't "tinkered" with it.) Welcome back.
US & World History - It is important to know what was happening in the US and the world throughout the years and how those events affected...
Why should he stamp 'COPY' on all his boats?? :goofer:
Coin Grading 100 Level through 400 Level.
For one thing they stand behind their slabs. If a coin they slab is found to be countereit they will either pay the owner the current value of a...
There was a time when the Mints struck coins to order. If you were a miner and you had a quantity of gold you could take your gold dust (or...
Was there ever any doubt? :eating:
The small coin is 40% silver. The large coin is copper-nickel. Compare the US Half Dime (90% silver) to the US Nickel.
For the record (when this thread is old and the link to the auction is dead) the coin is a 1909-S VDB that has been returned from PCGS as a "No...
I was "correcting" (if that is what it is) Ripley, not you.
Actually it is: Overgraded - No bean Accurately graded but low for the grade (C coin) - No bean Accurately graded and solid for the grade (B...
It depends. If you randomly crack out coins blindly hoping they will upgrade I would think your success rate would be extremely low. But if you...
I disagree. The Hunt brothers tried to corner the silver market and drove the price of silver to historic highs during the mid to late '70s until...
Investors drove prices up. Slabbed coins became somewhat of a commodity which attracted investors which drove prices up whch attracted more...
Coin Dealer Newsletter sells those graphs. CDN
Looks like a squeeze job to me. That's where two coins have been squeezed (or hammered) together. Notice how the raised elements of the other coin...
You should be glad it goes that far. Years ago the Red Book listed "Unc." coins. That's it - Uncirculated. Period.
There are carats (used to specify the weight of a diamond or other precious stone). And then there are karats (used to specify the purity of a...
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