If I remember correctly I believe there are 25 different varieties and the most complete collection ever assembled had 22 of them. (That may have...
There is a scrape along the left side of that "line". The scrape pushed up a ridge of metal creating the "line".
The tolerances listed in the Coin World Almanac differ from some of those listed in that chart.
There was a 1970 Canadian dollar struck on a gold planchet confiscated by Canadian authorities at the 1980 ANA auction in Cincinnati OH.
Bottom one is 1802 S-231 One of the two stemless wreaths for that year. I believe the upper left is 1807 S-271.
How about an honorable mention for Sally Rand and her fan dance?
You will not e ANACS says they reserve the right to turn counterfeits over to the SS. not that they WILL turn them over. As far as I know they...
But not as much as a silver dollar could. Like I said earlier the silver was worth a lot less than the face value of the coin. It bought more as...
Maybe he thought it was an 1871. Not rare but a better date, unfortunately it IS a 74.
Wish they had finished it. The half dime is the only denomination of Seated coinage that I haven't seen made into a "potty".
That would be interesting because the 1982 S proof cent was 95% copper
They also had the problem of a very high melting point. Basically the mint used copper (1,984 F), silver (1,763 F), and gold (1,948 F). Nickel...
Sestercentennial or Semiquincentennial
The cowboy an bronco is a registered trademark symbol for the state and it is always done as a silhouette. So no detail. I agree though it does...
OK, let's try actually answering his question. Before 1982 the cents were 95% copper 5% zinc and weighed 3.11 grams. After 1982 the cents were...
I would probably consider it similar to a "clipped" planchet. The center hole would be punched out first then the strip advanced than the blank...
Depends on how you define "actively". Sets I'm "working" on nickel three cent need 1884 haven't added a coin in maybe 5 years. Seated Half...
Because we would like it to be a close to the originals as possible. If you just want to mark the anniversary and not worry about matching the...
The silver was .999 fine until it was alloyed with enough copper to reach 90% silver and 10% copper making the fineness or purity of the silver...
More they stated the same because wages were stable. The value of the silver in the coins varied considerably so I'm not sure how much the fact...
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