Yes that was his design. What is interesting is the mint made him change his design into the one we are familiar with, and it happens to be...
He didn't say anything about wanting it to be MS.
There were no mint sets or proof sets in 1965, just the SMS sets and they were packed in the pliofilm.
There are also some nice Conder tokens that relate to the French revolution.
$1000 each for two chain cents, but I have paid $1400 for a counterfeit first generation PCGS slab.
I don't believe either one. I'm fairly sure these were just copied dies. I don't believe the original dies are in existence, so you couldn't...
Krispy, I haven't forgotten anything. That is an example of buying sight unseen. They hadn't seen it but they bought it with no option to return...
There are no "quick" non-destructive tests for something like this. No, something like this where the buyer is going to want to know what the...
Yep someone stripped the copper off of it.
I've seen worse on 1983 nickels.
It does look odd but the pictures aren't really good enough to tell what is going on.
There was also a Lincoln nickel. It was designed by Fraser. I believe Barber did the Washington nickel.
I believe that except in trace amounts, all metals are toxic. Some more than others.
They were very good for the time. Today they would just be average.
It's a Conder token, possible from Scotland but they did use that obverse on some English issues as well. The pictures are too small for me to do...
That's what sight unseen means. If you have the option to return it after you have SEEN it, that is sight seen. Even if you haven't seen it when...
1796 S-96 large cent 1801 S-217 large cent 1803 S-264 large cent 1793 S-1 chain cent 1793 liberty cap cent any variety and I'll take those in any...
Sometimes you have to. The company that provides natural gas to my area will allow you to pay your bill online.....but they charge a $6 fee to...
1861-O half dollars 330,000 struck by the United States 1,240,000 struck by the state of Louisiana 962,633 struck by the Confederate States of...
So far none have been reported from Denver, and after 1996 they would not be possible from Denver. They are the result of a die hubbed for making...
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