The only way to really know if it is brass requires some high end equipent that bombards it with xrays and then analyses the x-rays readmited by...
OK here is the the actual interm regulation and the changes made to create the final regulation. The section you specifically wanted to know...
Hand punching of mintmarks on proof dies ended in 1985. After that they started phasing them out on the business strike coins/denominations....
As a general rule, No they don't hold their value. After a few years their values drop considerably. But once they do stop falling they tend to...
The DE quarter is known for this particular grease fill error. The CT for the middle of "charter oak" missing due to grease, the NH for the...
Most likely just discolored. If it was truly missing the clad layers it would be significanly underweight, and the strike would also be weak due...
Because there ARE so many of them. Sure many collectors like the nice worn coin, but there are MANY MANY MANY more "nice worn coins" than there...
The last one looks like it could be struck on a tapered thin planchet.
Photocopy one. True, that's just pure greed. Actually you don't have to. They will slab it even if you don't have the number.
NGC didn't start doing the photos and linking them to the certificate number in the verification site until sometime in 2009, long after the SS...
He asked about the 1955 double mint sets not the proof sets. The 1955 mint sets came in the same type of holder as the 1958 shown in this thread....
The satin finish dies have a matte type finish to them and they impart that finish to the coins. The dies do not have the lightly polished...
2012 may be a aways off, but the 2012 Redbook should be out I think next month.
Sometimes they either file on their own, or they find someone to take the case on a contingency basis. Either way the cost to them is minimal.
Yes.
There are only three years that have only one variety, 1804, 06, and 09. There are only a few years that only have two varieties, 1799, 1811,...
I would think that your best chance for a policy change is to write the USDA and request that in their reply they specifically state that the USDA...
As long as you realize that "or the like" can simply mean that the person you are speaking of does not like what you said. He doesn't have to...
Yes it is, they announced the policy about a month ago.
The decision to use the 46 stars was simply the choice of the artist. It had nothing to do with a decision that 13 stars were no longer a viable...
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