I don't know, I have a couple theories about how to safely remove coins that have been encased in lucite. I need to buy a couple cheap...
I'm here, and you're right. They did do another experimental striking of 1975 dated aluminum cents. But they only struck 15 pieces, not 1.5...
There are only 3 standard circulation S mint nickels after 1954, the 68, 69, and 70. If the folder was printed in 69 I would have expected it to...
The do exist, as patterns, and they are expensive.
The weight is close enough. Usually the fakes weigh in the neighborhood of 22.5 to 23 grams. A real one weighs 27.2 grams and a 2X2 with staples...
Something else you have to consider from the scant information that was given is that it might not be a US note. You will find that most...
The note is not miscut, it has a slight printing error. US Notes are printed over multiple days. The backs are printed the first day and the...
You can't strike a dime on a nickel or cent planchet without serious help from a mint employee. The cent or nickel planchet, being larger, can...
You most recent picture is a perfect example of what I was saying. From that picture what I am seeing looks like die deterioration doubling....
Yes it has been corroded which is what is causing the roughness. This is a late die state of 37 N-2. This obverse die was first used on 37 N-15...
In the early part of the twentieth century there was a good amount of confusion as to who designed the various coins of the latter part of the...
I don't see anything in the pictures that jumps out at me screaming fake, but the picture isn't the best and there are always limitations on...
True but like I said EVERY die will evenually develop this problem, and the satin finish on the dies is probably rather fragile so the problem...
Daggerjon, that information about how "if the date and mintmark are both doubled it has to be strike doubling" only holds true for proofs through...
If you soak a clad coin in a weak acid such as vinigar for an extended period of time you will find that it attacks the copper at a faster rate...
I must admit that I do not know yet what it is. But I have not had the chance to see the coin in person and I do not trust what the pictures seem...
Quite frequently. The Morgan Mint is one of these questionable organizations that markets coins, real coins, to people at inflated prices similar...
Well every die will eventually develop the problem pretty much in the exact same spot. And there is a fair chance that if you got all your sets...
Actually they CAN demand Euros. The creditor can specify the form that he wants the payment to be made in, but it should be specified when the...
You're right it does say that there. I never bother to look at that part of an auction description because it is almost always contains errors....
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