1800's are typically very tough. Fortunately you have one of the easy ones. S-197 the Q variety, moderately late die stage with the chips...
Result of the master die spreading, continued, and got worse, through 1968. Then in 1969 a new master hub was introduced with the head...
Yep they get it wrong as well and add to the confusion. Lincoln cents stopped being made of Bronze in 1962. From 1962 to 1982 they are Brass.
Are you looking for any particular reign or era or just any crown? You can find more recent crowns for much less than the ones you posted.
How do you see Massachusetts silver? They were often warped and wouldn't lay flat even right after they were made. (rocker press, tends to warp...
That would be difficult. You could get the coins with some difficulty, but getting them with the OGP is tougher because most people discard the...
The blue tokens are a little better than the red tokens, especially to ones with check letters that start with W, but they still aren't worth...
Yes acetic acid, reacts well with copper (in the presence of oxygen), forms copper acetate which is water soluble. The acetate dissolves away...
Maximum price that silver reached in 1980 was just under $50 an oz, and it didn't reach that again until just briefly a few years ago. And then...
Acetic reacts well with copper. It will also attack the coppernickel clad layer as well but not as strongly as the pure copper layer. As to the...
One in a PCGS slab.
You have a 1983 D cent with small bracks in the plating around the mintmark that have allowed moisture and air to get in. It now has a cse of...
The 1958 D appears to be plated and looks like it may have something stuck to the rev. Weight is within spec. The 1942 is a little heavy. Color...
Most of them do, I believe there are a copy varieties that don't have dates.
Either the shipper or the receiver can file the insurance claim. DMM Section 609 Filing Indemnity Claims 1.3 Who May File A claim may be filed...
The only photo in this thread is in the OP which is from seven years ago. I don't think he cares anymore.
In my opinion it doesn't affect the grade, but it can result in it becoming a details grade. In other words a problem coin, and it WILL affect...
If it is slightly smaller than a regular cent and part of the design may be off the edge in places and the edge shows the same three layers as...
But PCGS are the GODS of grading, if they say it is no stems, then it is no stems. Ignore the stems you think you see and believe in the word of...
Yes the copper would probably warp the aluminum EXCEPT the surface of the aluminun has a the face of a tool steel die backing it up that keeps the...
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