The reason nothing bad happened is the billions of dollars spent on remediation. In the general commercial world, would it have been the end? No....
There are three possibilities 1. Unplated planchet - this would be struck full-on by the dies and would be sharp and clear and would weigh 2.5g...
@CamaroDMD the key seems to be not just the basic reproduction number (R0) but also the mortality. COVID-19 seems to be easier to catch (higher...
You might think so, but there is correspondence I've seen posted on the boards that indicates otherwise even for the mint itself.
The US Mint die shop is in Philadelphia. Dies would be manufactured there and then sent out to the various mint. Manufacturing dies was difficult...
@CamaroDMD fair enough on the multiple strains. You are correct, any NEW strain of anything is a fresh start for the population. From the CDC...
I have not seen ANY research that says SARS-CoV-2 is anything like H1N1 flu. It would be interesting to see a reputable report. In fact, there...
A lot of dealers work Wednesday --> Sunday so they follow the show schedule. Just because there are no shows doesn't mean people won't follow...
Absolutely correct. The common flu vaccine mutates every year, several times. There are two major types, A and B and eight or nine strains across...
For all that COVID-19 is horrid and deadly, it's not (yet) on the same scale as the past flu pandemics. The 1968 flu pandemic killed 100,000 in...
Shiney is bad... The blanks were cut from sheets of zinc-plated steel. As a result on an original piece there is a tiny line of steel on the...
No... the mint does not sinter - sintering is pressing a metal powder into a mold and then heating it to create a solid. Typically the solid is...
Remember, at the time they receive the coin, all they know is that it's valued at what the submitter wrote or typed on the form. Then they...
I'll go damaged: bent & straightened
Bid more than the under-bidding-shrub
The ballistic bags are sent by the Mint to the Federal Reserve's contracted coin terminals who count, wrap, and distribute to banks and other...
Get a big monitor... put the Q photo on one side and the KG (Known Good) on the other. Zoom them both in about the same amount and just look back...
Here's a quarantine task for you... go over your bike, car or stove at the same level of magnification and let us know what you find...
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Both PCGS and NCG have online coin reference sections, which you should learn about and use - even if you aren't going to have the coins slabbed,...
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