Can't tell for sure from the pics but it could be MDD, or die erosion doubling, or even plating break "doubling". But in any case it has no...
As zinc oxidizes it does take on a bluish white color so an Unc steel cent will often have a blue tint to it.
Also realize the high price for the 96 Uncs puts more pressure on the 96 proofs as well.
Let's see for twenty bucks you get a proof president dollar worth four bucks in a paper card with a fake autograph and a certificate...
That implies that the improper alloy mix IS all the way through the metal. If it was just a surface feature it would not come back as the coin...
That's inter-island, not FRB to Hawaii.
One of the interesting things was back when the Legacies of Freedom set was released, the British government issued a very similar set with the...
The upper one would be a partial collar strike because it would not fully be in the coining chamber , but the lower one oul not be a broadstrike...
From what I see I think there is a good chance it is a cracked planchet. I have a cracked planchet Morgan similar to it.
More likely container ships. Container can be trucked to the dock and then just loaded on the ship. And you can carry a heck of a lot heavier...
The geocities link was the one I was referring to.
Bottom of the depression seems to have a similar surface finish as the fields not the shiny cut or torn fresh metal finsh I would expect from a...
Also the term "fine silver" if not used with a fractional qualifier such as .925, .958, .900 etc means pure or .999 silver. If you think of the...
No they will not automatically slab them at the old grades. Since the coins are not sealed in a holder there is the chance that they have been...
I think it is an error, but I'm not sure what kind either. It looks either like some kind of strikethrough, or a laminated planchet error. I'm...
But is the picture god enough to clearly identify it as being that specific coin? That is the whole key to the matter. If there can be any...
That website is full of nonsense
They couldn't have been announced before, the law creating them was just passed on Dec 19th 2007 and signed on either December 26th or 29th. So...
Don't worry, once the last of the feedback changes go into effect in May you'll be back up to 100%. As part of the new feedback policy the...
Because the submitter asked for them to do it and paid for it. maybe they are the only two commems he owns and that is is entireCommemorative half...
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