You were correct DCAM does stand for Deep Cameo. On the other hand CAM can stand for either Cameo, or Close AM. Contest of usage tell you which...
Lamination errors can also result from trapped gas bubbles in the melt, so single metal, non-alloyed coins CAN have laminations as well. Molten...
It looks exactly like it has been soaked in a corrosive environment. Note the edge of the coin, The copper, being more reactive, has been eaten...
And if it was struck on a nickel sized planchet punched from cent strip, it would only weight approximately 3.46 grams. (Because the cent strip...
It is a 1982 large date copper cent. It is a Memorial and the date starts with 19 and ends in 2 so that makes it a 62, 72, 82, or 92. The top...
The big deal is he said he paid hundreds of dollars for it. If he just sends it to PCGS and they correct it there is a chance, according to their...
A coin that has rim finning and is circulated will still have rim finning. The fin, being the highest point, will be the first area to show wear,...
I remember one time at Larry Briggs table he had almost two rolls of them.
The 1944 Hennings come from at least two rev dies, one with the hole (the more common version) and one without. Both dies are missing the...
Re: the Inovations dollar program They have a real uphill battle there considering a LOT of coin collectors who would normally be the target...
That's a problem no matter what year edition you have.
Yes, we don't have those huge mintages because the economy has grown so much we actually need that many more. We need most of them to replace the...
Take a bottle cap, toss it on the pavement, put your foot on it and slide it back and forth a few times. Now you know. :)
I like Big Band as well. I wasn't as much of a fan of the Andrews Sisters, but they weren't bad.
Why? I know you know that isn't how OMM's are created.
As youtube numismatists frequently prove.
If you are saying a circulated coin can't show edge finning that isn't correct. However the top edge of the fin will pretty much be the first...
Trying to judge "thickness" of a struck coin by looking at the edge is pretty meaningless.
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