Part of the manufacturing process of a working die includes machining a flat edge on the shaft. This flat edge acts as the physical guide as to...
More than likely this rotation can be traced to the manufacture of the working dies. Either the obverse or reverse die - maybe both. So it would...
It was known that directives to FAS 157 were going to be issued well before their adoption in April 2009. Although the accounting impact of...
I would have thought FMV basis would pass through to the donee and any difference in FMV relative to cost would be recognized as a gain or loss by...
The number of legs is not the issue. And of course I do not have the coin in hand. But what I see in that image is not what I would expect to see...
The coin in post #23 is not what I would expect to see in an over polished die. The area where the divce has been removed appears to be on the...
Well this is not exactly true. As an example 8% of $100.00 (China's economy so to speak) is less than 2% of $1000.00 (US economy so to speak).
As long as gold is valued and traded in US Dollars any country that adopts a gold standard is basically pegging their currency to the US Dollar...
You are correct - it is a matter of personal opinion. I am not familar with the "rust state" quarter so I cannot comment on it. Any damage...
It wouldn't be a variety in my opinion because the anomaly wouldn't be attributable to the die manufacturing (making) process. It would be the...
Only assets that are NOT leveraged will be safe. In a monetary collapse we’ll 1st experience a period of hyper-deflation. As people’s banking...
You have to procede with the idea of converting your holdings into another asset in the future. Else it is nothing more than an accumilation of an...
Right now I am thinking MD
What percentage of retail do these investment portfolios hold in commodities in general? Energy, Ag's, base metals, PMs, etc? And of the retail...
While I agree the coin in the OP is not 1DR-001 it should be noted when attributing Lincoln Cent DDRs that obverse markers, including mint mark...
I have often wondered if Norfed had instead used the demonination of "BUCKS" or something similar instead of "DOLLARS" would they have had the...
Any remnants of lathe lines originating with the master hub and transferred down through the die production process to the working die would not...
Then based on the above explanation - if in fact the piece shown in the OP is a die - then it could only be classified as a replica die. Most...
If a replica die is counter-stamped "COPY" - when placed in service to strike replica coins - "COPY" would transfer to the replica coin in relief...
Maybe I should have asked my question this way. Besides the intent of the individual with custody of the die - what physical characteristics...
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