OK, I concede. Once you rotated the reverse into the correct upright position it became clear. Believe it or not in the original picture I was...
I'd say the digits of the date are not right either. Is it just me or is that 9 unreasonably large compared to the rest of the digits? And I...
The way I read this is that Coins are not a precious item, and unmounted gemstones that are accompanied by a certificate form an independent...
Gone for a few days and I almost missed a good Conder token thread. Let me make one correction, this token is definitely a mule and the obverse...
The ANS is a very scholorly organization and although they are well known for the early american and colonial numismatics, their main focus is mor...
I'd say the dies on the punch press were becoming worn and in need of replacing. It left the edges of the blanks rougher than usual and the...
As I said on the other forum. Lower mintage means fewer dies and dies are replaced more often before they have a chance to fail.
Demand is not as great right now as it was last year when silver was going over $20 and everyone thought it was going to go even higher. Back...
Mark, that is the 166 again and it can't be that one, the crack is going through the wrong location on the 1. I see th crack as going through the...
Yes it is getting bad, an some of the Chinese fakes are now starting to show up in bulk lots of common US stuff. In the latest issue of...
The demand so so great that they couldn't meet it even AFTER they diverted all the proof planchets to bullion production and they still had to...
I don't think so. Numerator is too high and the crack on the 166 goes through the center of the numerator comes out the lower right foot of the 1...
Ahh a gluten for punishment. You are stepping up to be with the big boys now. Completing ANY of those sets is a real accomplishment. (The half...
Until years later when the heirs bring in the collection to sell it.
I have a theory but can't prove it. There is a D/S known for this year. Any chance a couple specialists were able to recognize this as one from...
Thickness, especially at the rim is variable depending on the strength of the strike. The higher the striking pressure the thicker the coin is at...
Simply put, because they couldn't make enough bullion ASE to meet the demand. If you will recall the mint had to rations the 2009 bullion ASE to...
True but as far as I can tell they aren't selling. Actually a lot of them ARE the Condition Census pieces. Frankly though it's more like th way...
Almost every new issue. Basically every offering that has a mintage limit.
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