You notice the last sentence in the description on that site says GENERALLY the ones used in 1883 have reeded edges. And the site also repeats...
They are costly, which is annoying because they aren't that rare. I remember one time seeing a hoard of fifty of them in Larry Briggs case. For...
Five, Head of 36, head of 38, Silly Head, Booby head, and Petite head.
There's military there as well, one of the pairs of legs belongs to one of the National Guard soldiers.
If it was actually a hosiery Mill it may have been for use in a company store, or commissary.
The guys at PCGS have their fun as well. Back in the days when the SS Central America coins were first coming out they had a reception and as...
Sure they can hire more graders, all they have to do is lower their standards and hire less qualified people. It's like those people who say that...
Were there major shows that hey attended during that period? It used to be that they didn't count days they were at shows (Fridays) and often...
Yes die polishing.
No, Numismasters coinchat radio ended two years ago.
I'd happily pay $10 for it.
They can be found, just don't expect nice condition coins. (Of course with most colonials you shouldn't expect nice condition at higher prices...
Remember the mindset at the time, they had just brought down the WTC and they were worried about terrorists everywhere. I can't say for sure they...
Not only does the full date help the value, but it has the mintmark as well! (I'm surprised no one mentioned the mintmark.)
Brasso would work, polish it up nice and shiny. Of course if you do that it will never be worth more than a dollar. On the other hand if you...
Well if you have more exposure, you have exposed the coins to a lot more people who don't know what they are doing so the two tend to go hand in...
And those "coins" are not even real copies, just fantasies.
It's called a joke. :) The tours at Denver, Philadelphia, and the BEP used to all be open to the public. Just walk in and take the self...
Or at least warn us of your plans a week ahead of time.
I would suspect die deterioration. Considering the size of the dies and the high tonnage needed to strike the coins (Multiple strikes?), I would...
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