90% silver coinage is probably you best option if you are stacking as protection against a catastrophic financial event. They are silver and...
More than likely there around a 1,000,000 of them. Just as it is with most varieties cents - general thinking is the average production life of a...
Abraded dies always give me trouble. I look for elevated fields in the area of abrasion and never see it. I guess the transition is so subtle my...
[ATTACH] Just a crude illustration of my understanding
Mechanical Doubling originates in the coin manufacturing process. Doubled Hubs and Doubled Dies originate in the die manufacturing process....
In 1913 - $1.00 equaled the purcahsing power of approximately 90% of 4% of an ounce of gold. If the catastrophic event is a century or maybe 20...
All it takes is a little horse sense to figure that out.
A Dunce Hat. Picked up another stack of demonetized para-mutual tickets to added to my collection today.
That is some tasty looking silver. I hope it is not California Chrome plated. Chalk it up and follow the Street Sense is probably the best play....
I am waiting on silver to break below $17.00 dollar then I'll pull the trigger on amending my target price. Well that is the way I have always...
I don't want to whip this horse into a lather but sounds like the words of a true bridge-jumper to me.
I don’t know why it happens every May but I get the Wicked Strong compulsion to risk a tidy sum of bullion and Dance With Fate. Right out of the...
I just wanted to let you know - although I haven't agreed with you 100% - I've always stood behind you 100%.
A variety's origins are traced to the die manufacturing process. A die clash origins are traced to the coin manufacturing process.
Franklin Half - last complete series struck in 90% silver.
1986 $50.00 Eagle - mintage around 1,350,000. I wouldn't think there were very many working dies utilized in striking this number of coins and...
I don't understand this fancy serial number thing. A fancy serial number is no more rare than a non-fancy. Isn't that true?
[ATTACH] The triangle connecting points on LIBERTY, DATE and Bust (The red triangle) appear similar on both impressions while the triangle...
Thanks but nothing difficult really. Imported the image into a CAD system. Established an angular construct (the white dotted lines you see) along...
[ATTACH] I can't say with absolute assurance that what is present on the obverse and reverse was produced by the same die but I see nothing to...
Separate names with a comma.