I would say they are most likely wrong. In December of 1837 they were still debating his proposal, and if they had given him permission in 1838 I...
Has to be a 32. There is only one variety in 22 and on it the left edge of the curl is well right of the center of the last 2. On the ebay coin...
One comment, he wasn't "granted" permission to coin them, he simply did and there was no law at the time to forbid it. Same as for the issuers of...
That won't restore luster either. It may make it "shiny" or polished, but it WON'T resemble original mint luster. Once luster is gone, it is...
Back in the 60's and 70's they didn't have minivans or SUV's. At the end of a show the dealer would pack all the coins into the UNAIRCONDITIONED...
Regular business strikes, hopefully uncirculated. These are sets put together by a private company. They only way you are going to get something...
NCI was a strange company. Steve Ivy formed Heritage in 1976, and was joined by Jim Halperin in 1982. In the mid 80's Jim Halperin created NCI...
Or slight chance it is a full brockage. Need to see a good picture, in its own thread.
At which point they will need to be worth $406 just to break even.
Not really. An off sound can be suggestive but it is NOT conclusive.
The only difference between an "abraded die",and an "over polished die" is the fineness of the grit used on the lap.
At the Mint you can only get quarters, halves, and dollars. Can't get cents, nickels, or dimes in rolls. (You can get ballistic bags though.)
I can see the date as well, and it is no question an 1804 even if you couldn't see the date.
As long as the coin is actually the indicated variety I have no problem with it. If I buy a rare variety in a PCGS slab but it isn't identified...
If you actually run the numbers you will find that if each person hoard/loses/puts away long term ONE coin per WEEK,it will consume the entire...
Since neither West Point nor San Francisco make coins for circulation that would have no effect.
How did you determine it isn't a rolled thin planchet? Minimum weight for a cent blank is 2.98 grams which would have a theoretical thickness of...
You have to go through the mint records in the national archives. Both the obv and the rev dies have a serial number and records as to how many...
But how loud is that "clunk"? On minor doubled dies it is probably a pretty minor clunk. And how much ambient noise is there in a machine shop?...
The 1965-67 SMS coins can vary widely in appearance so any comparison with them is questionable. The "teardrop" is not an infallible marker...
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