Copperking, have you ever studied the production of a coining press? you mentioned in the first post that 10 machines were turning out half a...
I had the references when I attributed the coin. All I had to do was remember why I had eliminated each variety. There were only six varieties...
Don't have my references in front of me at the moment but I can remember most of the features that lead me to that conclusion. C-1 has the point...
Depends on how you figure it. In my opinion it had a purchasing power closer to today's quarter.
Problem is Pollock is from 1994, is long out of print and is hard to find. Last I knew it was running $150 to $200. Ouch! one copy on abesbooks...
At the rate the mint produces cents it would take 1,200 machines and 2,400 people at each mint. Currently the mint makes close to your half...
Yes Judd is the standard reference, but Pollock contains more background information about the individual coins. Judd talls you what there is,...
Looks like play money. There aren't a whole lot of true numismatic pieces made of plastic. Most are just play money. About the only other...
Grease wouldn't do it. Once again think about the die. On the die the AW is RAISED, not a depression you can fill with grease. You would have...
Looks like an 1809/6 C-5
One, it doesn't cost $50 million a year to store these things. Two, if it did ending the production would not save $50 million a year because...
Personal opinion, best book on the series is the Pollock book. Unfortunately it is getting somewhat dated and I don't expect to see a second...
It's a great book that has a few photo errors, but it covers the Sheldon varieties not the Newcomb varieties. My personal preference on the...
Even if you don't want the extra 2's for the $8 or the $6 you still don't need more than a single dollar coin.
They are most likely authentic, and I think they are really neat. As coins they are severely damaged or ruined. As a piece of contemporary...
Because if they do you wind up with coin designs that are uncoinable. Today's coins are struck so fast they HAVE to be in very low flat relief...
Let's see I've gotten a fake Jefferson nickel and a fake Washington quarter I guess we better stop making nickels and quarters too. The fake Sac...
The photos aren't good enough to tell for sure but I strongly suspect from what I see that it IS a cracked planchet.
It would have to be a REALLY weak strike for the AW not to show for that reason. In fact nothing else would show either. the AW is incuse on the...
Until 1992 all cents, both proof and business strike had Wide AM's (WAM) In 1993 they made a change in the hubs and all cents that year were...
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