There was another reverse design submission that is almost identical to the adopted 1938 - 2003 design. The difference was that FIVE CENTS was in...
Yes it is David Lange from NGC, they were distributed, slabbed, to attendees of the wedding.
It is in the law that it is illegal to produce coins or tokens of less the $1 (US Code Chapter 17 sec 336) but I have not been able to find when...
It's an S. By 1976 the S punch was deteriorating and becoming the rectangular blob that we are familiar with on the 1979 Type 1 mintmark coins.
The Bicentennials do come in type 1 and type 2 the possibilities are 1976 S type 1 clad (Made in 1975) 1976 S type 2 clad (Made in 1975(?) and...
Note on that overlay that the AW is opposite a field area on the obverse. So the RAISED initials on the reverse die, the highest point on the...
All depends on which series I'm searching for information on I have a favorite book for each one. For general information my favorite is the Coin...
Silver coins were struck in 1965 with a 1964 date because first a date freze was placed on all the coins so the 1964's continued to be struck in...
Shape of the end of the bust and the plain hair cords says late 1834 to 1837.
They may not have called you on it before, but the change from 16 to 13 oz happened several years ago.
Norfolk half dollar has five dates, 4 on one side and one on the other. 1682, 1736, 1845, 1936 on one side, 1636 on the other.
Problem is they DIDN'T get the rights to the database the catalogs are generated from. So they have the rights to publish the book, but no...
And the perpetrator died over 30 years ago.
Back in the 19th century collectors and numismatic society could request examples of pattern coins from the mint. Base metal patterns would...
That's true, and then when they get ripped off you hear them whining about how they never thought it would happen to them.
Often at the end of the year the mint will be striking both the current and the coming years coins at the same time (so as to have a stockpile...
The uneven lettering is because the die was hand created with the individual letters being punched into the working die by hand.
Some think the Jefferson heads were patterns or demonstration pieces by Harper when he was trying to get the contract for producing cents for the...
Not a bad coin, but I think when you get it in hand you will find the entire surface is finely porous.
A lot of wishful thinking. As micbraun says the large size bust dime was 18.8 mm, the modern quarter (smaller than the bust quartr of that era)...
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