The Blakesley effect can appear on both straight or curved clips. It will not appear on elliptical clips. Something else you must remember is...
The key point is that it is NOT a SMS coin. In 1998 they had in Kennedy's a P, D,S SMS (I think silver) some have called it a matte proof, S clad...
It probably turned in the holder. From that slab type it could have been in there as long as six years. No matter what you are probably going to...
That is amazing, and never mentioned in his earlier threads on this subject. In those all he ever discussed were his varieties, mainly the B rev...
People can pay stupid money for BIN's just as they can for auctions.
Are you loading? It's currently $32.40
And in most cases in order to spend it you would have to take it back to the bank to have it broken down into smaller denominations anyway because...
I know PCGS sends out error coins to an outside consultant for authenticating and error identification (I don't know if he grades them as well)...
You would be surprised at the number of people out there that think the Sac dollar is made of gold. Ask any dealer and he will tell you stories...
The three cent silver is also slightly larger (14 mm as compared to 13 mm) but they only weigh half as much.
Yes all 39/6's are N-1, head of 36 with plain hair cords.
Depends on the coin and whether or not they call it PL. PL 1875 and 1876 twenty cent pieces aren't that uncommon. Why? Because the first...
You can't get another "Redfield" holder for it. Probably the best thing you can do if you want it in a good protective holder, and still want to...
It is the result of heat. The coin is heated to just a little below the melting point of the metal. At that point the metal is "plastic". Any...
The Ike came out after the mint sets went on sale in 1971 and by that time the mint had probably already made the commitments on packaging for the...
Mint sets don't come in boxes, proof sets do. make sure you know what you are after and what you are buying.
2.5 grams is good, makes it worthwhile to go to the next step. If you know someone who can do a specific gravity test that would be great (Try...
1821 N-2, 1822 N-5, 1823/2 N-1, 1824 N-3,1825 N-2 not absolutely sure on this one. if not 2 then N-8, 1826 N-1
Being an S-21 it is VERY unlikely to have anything except the edge of 94 (S-17 thru S-20 come with both the edge of 93 and edge of 94 but only one...
They will probably be struck a little better and possibly fewer contact marks but that's about it. Nothing that will jump out at you and say "I'm...
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