Use a bandsaw and/or grinder to remove as much of the excess lucite as possible without damaging the coin. then dip it in liquid nitrogen. The...
Well, it's six days now. Must have come back as plated.
Of course you realize that the manager was in the right to refuse the coins if he chose and was under absolutely no obligation to accept them.
Why? This "coin" was never issued for circulation or sold by the mint. It was given away as a gift fr buying a proof gold set. Since it was not...
There was a Morgan head dime board at the ISNA show this past weekend that I should have picked up.
The PLUR is frequently missing, even on MS coins, due to strike weakness. As mentioned that is one of the thicker areas of the coin being...
It has been three days since he said he was getting it weighed "tommorrow". How about it? What did it weigh?
Leadfoot, any response to my questions about the 1802?
The cutting is not off, the printing is slightly off.
If they wanted to make special 1, 2, and 5 dollar notes for sale to collectors this would be the way to do it. The idea of redesigning these low...
Not true, whether or not details show under a strikethrough depends on the thickness and mallability of the item being struck through. The depth,...
I don't think it's a lamination. I think a strikethrough is more likely.
Or a typo on the brochure, possibly a 1991-D. The D and S are right next to each other on the keyboard. You would think that the dealer would...
The photos are not good enough to tell if the stairs are present or not. The steps on the Lincoln Memorial ae normally very small and not clear....
2coins, I hope for your sake that it does come back as struck on a brass planchet. And if it does I will happily come on here, eat humble pie and...
The reverse was the anvil die and the collar die kept the coin metal from getting into the very low area by the edge where the denticals are....
Just saw in the Coin World that next month Canada will be issuing yet another circulating commem quarter honoring their vetrans.
Actually coins from San Marino, Monaco, and the Vatican have always been popular collectibles because of their low mintages. They are a slightly...
If they turn out to be imbedded in lucite let me know, I've got a possibility you can try to get them out of that.
Need to see good pictures of both sides. Another possibility is a filled die and one of the S's in the legend is missing. There are four S's in...
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