No, just the opposite. In legalese "shall" means must. In other words, mandatory, not discretionary.
I'm pretty sure it does actually. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5111 (a)The Secretary of the Treasury— (1) shall mint and issue...
Geeeez ! At your age I'm surprised you were able to figure that out ! :p :p
If you blow the picture up I don't think it leaves any doubt that it is raised. And if you look at what the normal coin is supposed to look like -...
You even get an Atta Boy for that one ;)
Small ooops there - https://www.cointalk.com/members/planman2014.71412/
The fact that it is indeed math is what makes their fear of it completely irrational ! That's because math doesn't and cannot lie ! And math...
But that's just it, showing a picture of that gun, or any gun, is not a political statement. It is only by discussing ones opinions of it in a...
Nice coin ! I always liked the Angels, owned several including 2 of the 1848 and '49.
One of our more "creative" members thought this one up. [ATTACH] But don't worry, his day's comin :D
But if you cannot identify them then you are subject to buying them. There are a great many collectors, and when I say great many the number...
Actually they can't just stop making them. The mint is required by law to mint the cents, each and every year. They, the mint, has no say in the...
Sell it and buy another one that you like. In all honesty, it is always, always, a crap shoot when you try to conserve a coin like that one ! No...
That is without a doubt the best advice anyone could give you Gilbert !
I used to own one that kinda went along with that :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Guys, ya need to keep the political aspects out of the conversations. I have removed those that were. So please, let's keep it that way.
Posting pics would be my suggestion too. I would however point out that while sometimes a coin can be pretty much absolutely be identified as a...
Q: What determines the mintage numbers? The answer to your question is pretty simple really. Every year the mint determines how many coins of...
Done. But your comment brings up a question that I need to ask. Am I correct in assuming that when you initially made your post there you forgot...
Monster - The guy offering to sell it may not be trying to scam anyone. But the coin, given what it is, could easily be a fake and he wouldn't...
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