I think you meant to say . . . You cannot intelligently collect coins without good numismatic literature. It pays for itself MANY times over!
Oh boy! Here's another opportunity for me to do some math! According to my Red Book a half eagle weighs 8.359 grams. The half eagle is 90%...
Very attractive coin. I foresee confusion between this coin and $10 gold coins if both are going to be called eagles.
Presidential dollars are struck with plain (smooth) edges and then later the edge lettering is added.
The half dollar rolls you get at the bank will be 99%+ clad, not silver. If you are lucky you may find a few 40% silver Kennedy halves. If you are...
Here are my loupes and lenses. I just picked up the Bausch & Lomb 3 1/4" 2X magnifying glass. Clockwise from upper-right: B&L 2X B&L 10X B&L...
It is random except on proof coins.
I don't see where he says "mink mark". He may have changed the wording of his auciton but just now it says, "BEAUTIFUL COIN WITH 4 DIGIT DATE AND...
I agree. I'll take the valuable half and you take the bullion half.
Like Citizen Kane.
I would suggest you do a little research and educate yourself in these areas. Buy a Red Book (Guide Book of United States Coins) and a book on...
The Complete Guide To Mercury Dimes by David Lange would be a good start.
I will buy them from you for their bullion value and then I will check them to see if there are any rare dates, mintmarks, high grades, etc. Why...
If the Monroe dollars were struck on quarter planchets the resulting coins would be larger in diameter than a quarter and possibly smaller in...
Are Liberty, the date and stars incuse or raised above the field of the "coin"? If they are incuse my guess would be that someone pressed a...
1922 was an odd year for Lincoln cents. They were only minted in Denver. None were minted in Philadelphia. However some do not have a mintmark and...
Good grief! Doesn't the Mint perfrorm QC (Quality Control) any more? The press operator is supposed to check the coins coming out of the press...
In this case it is copper-nickel sandwiched to a copper core.
Most clad coins that I have pulled from the ground while MDing look like that one. Silver coins do not tarnish very much if at all in the ground....
I second that.
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