Blakesley effect is not foolproof. Genuine clips don't always show it and I have seen fake clips where the effect has been faked as well. As...
A plating heavy enough to remove the hairlines say from cleaning would also be heavy enough to wipe out the microscopic flowlines that produce the...
I have one comment, the discovery specimen of the 1806 O-129 half is holed (and maybe a FR-2). After it was identified it sold for over $6,000....
You mean all those countries that have gotten rid of their 1 cent equivalent coins don't have taxes!!!
I believe a 2006 Canadian 25 cent is plated steel. I think they switched over in 2001. But nickel IS magnetic
S-65 at least it was an R-1.
Not VSA, V5A or VAM 5A
Oh, one further comment. You will probably have better luck being chosen as part of the infusion program if you specialize in computer graphics,...
First you need to establish your self as a professional artist. Then every year or two the Mint takes applications to replace the leaving...
You can about guarantee that if they were sold directly by the mint they would be considerably higher than they will be being initially offered by...
Yes it is an S-230, it has the diagnostic rim-base of T to leaf below A-ES-rim. The other "crack" on the right hand side is actually a corrosion...
I've thought of a problem with my suggestion of struck on an already reeded edge coin. The pressure of the strike would cause the coin to try and...
You don't have to have a B&M shop to be a dealer. I've known many dealers who operate online and then just work shows on the weekends. Sometimes...
And possibly a sale tax exemption certificate. In some cases they are one and the same. Becoming a dealer is easy, becoming a successful...
The latest picture seems to show the reeding as being sharp and not flattened. That would eliminate a beaten edge. A to when the reeding is...
20 of each date and mm, I wondering if maybe rolls?
But they are a much less visually appealing way of displaying them.
OK, it's a legitimate error note and even with the damage the bank inflicted on it it will still have a premium value. It is unfortunate the...
It probably happens in other years as well, but those other years have production in Philadelphia and a missing D (no S mint nickels for...
And to think, at one time the 1995 set was around $100 a set. (2006 Redbook lists it at $80 and that's down from their high. 2006 is the most...
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