So far all of the proof 2009 cents are the same composition 95% copper 5% tin & zinc. Same as the 1909 composition.
But if you can't figure out the intentions, is it a good design? Probably not.
No, I won't buy slabbed coins, not even to crack out. When I'm looking for coins for my collection I won't even look at slabbed stuff. The only...
If he actually give the money to a church and they will provide you with a receipt, why not?
No it is a recent addition that didn't show up until just shortly before the release of the LP3 cents.
I just use the standard US sizes and use a size just a little larger than the coin. I like being able to see the edge of the coin,and sometimes...
I don't know, how high up can the numbers in the ranking go (879,000th?) for someone who doesn't have any slabbed coins? :)
The key is to learn what different types of errors actually look like. For example once you know what a doubled die looks like, how to recognize...
Sounds good, especially since the DAV and the DVLMF are not the same organization. One helps the veterans and the other helps themselves and...
Go file at another post office because that is not what the postal regulations say. They say the claim can be filed by either party. From the...
Harder than you might think. Take the 1995 DDO, it is one of the most common of the major doubled dies. I've seen estimate that the die may have...
There are traces of the pattern on the rims. You have to remember the rims are also the highest part of the coin and are used to help protect the...
OK your right a standard raised 4 punch would make an incused reversed 4 like that. So in that case the REST of the number punches are backwards.
The plating is applied AFTER the blanks are punched and the rims upset. I'm sure you know that and just mis-spoke.
Sure it does. Look the ideal situation for a bank is to have a small cushion of coin on hand (dead or unproductive assets) and have just as much...
Three disabled veterans? OK one is obvious, but from the image shown there is no way to know or even assume the other two are. Frankly what I...
||||||| is milled /////// is milled right \\\\\\\ is milled left >>>>>>>> or }}}}}}}} is engrailed And at 30 mm it is almost certainly a...
Yes the coin IS coming out , but you know what this is don't you? Does anyone here really think they will know when the coin is going to be...
But how many cities have train stations compared to how many have post offices? Another god example of working at crosspurposes. This was also...
Collecting in the united States was quite different in the 19th century. Although there were a few collectors around for the most part collecting...
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