Correct. The pistareens were minted in Spain for use in the colonies. They were made on rocker presses, so they are slightly curved. This makes...
Not sure why I thought 03-O. :facepalm: Anyway, take a look at VAMs 12, 13, 14, and 15.
If you're looking through a microscope, point whatever camera you have through the eyepiece and take a picture. There is only one known obverse...
My process is similar, but leverages Photoshop layers. Since all images are oriented the same way, I can load them all into individual layers of...
8 minutes later: So you're really not trying to get to the bottom of anything. Rather, you're just using an anecdotal cleaned coin that PCGS...
Nice tribute to your grandfather.
A 1721 2 Reales from the recent Newman sale that fits in my "Coins Circulating in Early America" set as well as my prime number set. A twofer! [IMG]
Because it creates a demand for this stuff that the hobby would be better off without.
When I said "(by which I mean I state)," I figured it was clear to the casual reader that it was my rule that I made up. I have never done this,...
If you have a slabbed, authentic key date coin and you don't want to crack it out for an album, the rules state (by which I mean I state) that you...
And it's gratifying to hold a nice, heavy album full of silver in one's hand.
I would probably have guessed 65 on this one. Does the OP have the coin in hand, or are we all just going from pictures. 82-S can have...
I got the mailing today. Pitched it.
In this case, the answer to your original question is "yes." The mint is trying to make money and these have numismatic value, being US Mint...
This doesn't sound like the actual US Mint, rather some other "Mint" that is trying to sound like the US Mint. If that is the case, then this...
Copper planchets were already sourced from overseas until mines in Michigan were up and running in the mid-1840s.
Political reasons, I assume, unless there is documented objection coming from the Mint regarding producing them on the new presses that had just...
Buy the ones you like, and buy them in "bang for the buck" grades at the top of the flattish part of the price curve. No sense buying an MS63...
Damaged, not a "misprint" (by which you would mean in incorrectly made die).
Now taking orders for my 2019 coin calendar. $16 (includes shipping in the US) gets you a wall calendar with a different coin photo that I've...
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