It's possible he didn't read the thread but was only responding the the original post/title and he didn't know about the 64 SMS. (Which frankly...
What is the other .0004 ?
Not that weird, this is at least the fourth grading service that I have seen sell certificates for future gradings. None of the other three are...
Hey remember coin collecting is supposed to be an "old white guys" hobby, so they probably feel most of their customers are older and retired so...
I remember when I used to buy those for less than face value.
I would agree, because you will learn that all of these grading systems grade differently. And you will find that the TPG's also grade to their...
I'd like to see an overlay because I am having problems visualizing what would have caused a clashmark in that area.
White copper can also mean Coppernickel. due to the color and the specific gravity is almost identical to that of copper.
It IS possible, if they discontinue the cent. The cent accounts for 3/4ths of all the coins produced. Stop making the cents and all that...
Those lines are from die polishing. Lines created by metal flow/die wear are radial or radiating from the center of the coin out toward the rim....
The obverse die is also misaligned.
Looks like a contemporary counterfeit. Does it "ring" and what is the weight?
Mintage of the 1943 D steel cent was 217,660,000
I don't know I could see it happening, with each channel being charged at a different rate depending on how popular it is, and there being a...
Most cents are just passed a couple of times before they get dumped into a box or jar someplace and are removed from circulation, possibly for...
Back years ago they didn't have the fancy high speed counting and rollng machines. Coins were counted manually by stacking them. Coins with high...
That's what I keep telling him, but getting him ON the internet is about as hard as getting him OFF the weather channel.
It can happen. At the shop we used to buy proof and mint sets at 10% back of bid. The bid on the 71, and 72 mint sets were low enough that we...
Haven't had a home break-in yet. (One attempted but they didn't get inside.) I've had a few things stolen out of my vehicle. My real problem has...
Thanks Doug, I didn't know that that many of them were still known. (You will note that the location of only 8 of the 10 engraved pieces in...
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