You answered your own question. They do it because they can then sell them for twice their value. And the rarity statement is absolutely true....
Yes a layer will sometimes fall off, but if it falls off before striking the side with the missing layer tends to have a very good if some what...
IF they make them. It was possible to order 2010W unc ASE's last year as well. But they never made any. But if you check your credit card you...
Well considering this was to represent the first WRITTEN treaty between the native americans and the europeans only the first design fulfills that...
No there were a few high relief proofs made and about 35,000 business strikes before they decided to go with a low relief,but only one of these is...
If I had the money available I'd be willing to chase it. I think it's real.
Thanks, I'm always in the need of a good editor. I tend to dash off responses, and then post without proofreading.
Not if you're good and if you use very fine grit. Think about this, grinding is how the mirror finish fields are created on proof dies. See any...
Post mint damage by someone grinding off the obverse.
Yep, partial brockage. When is coin was struck there was a previosly struck cent partially overlapping the coining chamber between the planchet...
I believe the only proofs struck at West Point have beenbullion coins and some commemoratives. Proof planchets that are rejected for quality are...
Maybe not, but when people were pulling the silver out of circulation back in the 1960's each of those coins was only worth a couple cents over...
Most of the vlue of the first day of issue and july 4th 1976 two dollar bills really depends on where the bill was postmarked at. These things...
In industry it's called the NIH or Not Invented Here syndrome. In the coin business it's the Not Purchased Here syndrome. Coins that don't come...
Yes there would be so much package weight varieation that wighing them in the sets would be worthless. You wold have to remove the coins from the...
Lettow is right about the staff problem. F&W publications does not rate the numismatic publications very highly and as staff have left they have...
Theseare actually examples of post mint damage. The raised strars etc are created by the edges of two coins coming together HARD. The incuse star...
It's a no L, and why the close up? Lathe lines!
It would be more likely before 1968 because Philadelphia was striking both types. After 1968 it would be possible for cents and nickels, and...
Yes I do know of someone who tried to build a complete set using just "acid date" coins. Believe it or not the hardest ones to get are the ones...
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