Actual value around 25 cents each, based on current copper spot price.
Now, that's hardcore. ;)
To convince themselves that they weren't stealing.
Color is off, as though the zinc diffused into the copper -- I wonder if they melted? It doesn't take much to melt zinc, and the copper plating is...
I'd be a bit worried that the extensive damage was intended to mask anything that might be used to (dis-)authenticate the coin.
Man, I have got to be more careful about keeping track of his new releases. I've gotten just a little burned out on re-dated Morgan and Peace...
Arc-welded?
But again, what tells you that the debris originated at the Mint? Did you find the coin with this debris inside a sealed mint or proof set?
In 1955, they worked those poor dies to death. Repeatedly.
[ATTACH] Clearly, US Customs should've just taken the shipment for granite.
Okay, I have questions. 1) Are these flecks really "copper colored"? The color balance on the original photo makes the coin look almost like...
My guess is "in a CAC slab, with at least two layers of added stickers, and with the whole agglomeration sealed in an outer slab from still...
Look at the stars, especially obverse. Look at the denticles, especially obverse. Look under the O and L in DOLLAR. This isn't a VAM, it's a...
Sorry, I meant to add "...as long as eBay doesn't screw up". According to reports I've read here and elsewhere, that sometimes happens. It never...
500-600 miles on an 11-gallon fillup here, just sayin'... :troll:
Looks like someone may have been trying the old "whittle down a cent and get a vending machine to take it as a dime" trick. With a zinc cent,...
Do any of the TPGs include a "FABULOUS" designation?
As I understand laser cleaning, it relies on the fact that surface contaminants are darker/less reflective than clean metal, and that they conduct...
I saw it too, and yes, I believe it was taken down that quickly.
LOL, I'll be wearing my bike helmet just in case we both go for the same one at the same time.
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