Agreed, struck through some kind of fiber.
I was more Compuserve. That was about the time I stopped participating there.
They can sell them as long as they want as long as they have stock, but they can't strike anymore after the end of the year. Who knows, they may...
They aren't varieties and I don't believe they are worth the premiums asked for them. Personally I would not pay more than a few dollars for...
Probably confused with the 65's which WERE struck in San Francisco.
That's not a die crack on the back of the OP coin, it's a scratch.
It looks like a very nice and strong die crack which is developing into a retained cud between the E and R.
I answered this in another thread you posted Monday, with explanations.
masterswimmer, you do realize that you are the one that brought it back from the dead?
I wouldn't even call the OP coin a weak D. And your "die pair 2 or half of it" is just a worn obv paired with a much newer rev. there is nothing...
It won't cover values, but if you are wanting the history and reasons for the coins the book you want is The Early Coins of America by Sylvester...
It does look like it could be an overpolished die. That does NOT create a new variety, just a later die stage. I wouldn't consider it to be...
Almost certainly nickel plated. I don't believe steel plating is possible. Iron plating yes, steel plating no.
The coinage act of 1965 eliminated the mintmarks for a period of five years. There is no provision in the act that lets the Secretary of the...
There are two ways it can be done. One uses a tool steel rod withthe reeds on the outside that is forced down through the hole in the collar...
I don't feel a thick or thin planchet coin really has any premium until it is .3 to .4 grams outside the tolerance range. This dime is only .07...
Acid soaked coin. Note the reduced diameter. Also on a rolled thin planchet of half the weight the designs (Jefferson and Monticello) would not...
The softness of the details, the porous surfaces, and the odd long thin dentals especially on the reve make me suspect a fake.
Are you a people? :)
How often does PCGS ship crossover labels to NGC? Do they really care about trying to keep NGC pops accurate? And if they had crossed it and...
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