What started it for me in 1964 was for my birthday I got some Whitman albums and a Blue Book (plus some stamp collecting stuff that fell by the...
I would say XF Details - Environmental Damage. You should start a set of dug IHC.
That would be splitting hares. :D
What was the country of issue?
I can't help you identify your coins but your background definitely looks like Naugahyde, circa 1969. ;)
The Bureau of Engraving & Printing prints currency. The US Mint mints coins. I doubt the US Mint would tell you it prints coins face up.
There was a boycott 2 or 3 weeks ago or so when the new pricing took effect. That may be what you are thinking about.
The edge lettering is pressed into the coin edges in a process separate from minting the coin. The coins are fed into the edge lettering machine...
There should still be mirrored surfaces in protected areas such as between the stripes in the shield and inside numerals and letters. And lack...
Sometimes that happens.
:D :D :D :D hobble (n) - a shackle placed on a leg to prevent or impede movement
I agree with Pocket Change. You really need to see the coin before you buy it. If I were you I would look for one at a coin show rather than on eBay.
A man on a mission. More power to you. I wish you luck. I don't think eBay really cares what you think. If you got several hundred or a few...
From one Bruce to another Bruce, I think you should buy a hobo nickel. Be aware there are tons of modern hobos that were carved to fool you into...
Ben is correct. Contemporary counterfeit coins were made to spend, not to sell to coin collectors. The counterfeiters made their counterfeit coins...
You do know that your views will fall on deaf ears at eBay, don't you?
Gold plating a coin destroys its value to a knowledgeable collector but it may be very attractive to others.
It does not look Proof to me. No mirrors. The rims are not squared off. There is not the detail I would expect in a Proof.
I would tend to agree (to a point) if someone took a 1936 buffalo nickel today and carved it into a hobo nickel. But this hobo nickel was carved...
He means LIBERTY is clearly visible on your high-grade Uncirculated coin and it is not on his well-worn coins.
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