Judging the weight by feel is VERY subjective and can be influenced by the appearance of the coin. If they think it looks like aluminum they...
It was ugly before, and I'm not sure I like it a whole lot more after.
This bill passed the House on May 8th. Did they pass it again instead of doing something more important? Apparently not the date they have for...
Ptburg, point of clarification. Are you saying that the reversed letters are raised above the material surrounding them? Not the base coin but...
Don't look like cracks to me, looks more like residue from the dipping that dried and left the contaminants on the surface.
I believe the currently accepted explanation is that it actually occurs before the minting. It is a result of the copper plating not bonding...
Weight is not a good way to tell because weight is dependent on the size of the planchet and because common brass and bronze alloys have specific...
I can accept that hair splitting.
I repeat my question which you didn't answer with additional clarification. Have you reversed (flipped left to right) the "hub" struck image? I...
Unc steel cents quite often have a slight blueish tint to them.
After seeing the second larger pictures of your coin I have to back track to my earlier statement, it is indeed a type I hair, and being a type I...
If it is a McDermott specimen from the ANA Museum, why is it in the George Walton holder? :D Before I got to the identification I was thinking...
You want to try a low mintage, try the 2008 W unc half oz coin. According to the 7/1/08 Numismatic News so far only 1,572 coins have been...
They also ran quarter stock through the dime blanking press and struc dimes that were as thick as quarters But those are much tougher to find...
That is a genuine planchet error. Clamshell lamination that split off ofter striking. The upper silver layer was not bonded to the copper except...
Have you reversed the image of the "hub" side?
As Treashunt said all of the 1811 dimes are 11/09. I can't say if this was Unc or not before the heavy harsh cleaning got to it. Looks like it...
Well I'm not sure I fully understand your example but . . . OK, you paid $361 plus shipping. Apparently from later comments you are in at a...
Well the 57 is easy. It's a large date so that makes it an N-1. I think the 1838 is an N-6.
Have you got a credit card that pays you cash back? Get 2% back? Buy $500 dump them in the bank get $10 back from the credit card. Lather,...
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