…and because they made 4.3 billion of them, I saved only 1 roll. My wife got them from the bank, I installed them in flips and divided them...
…OR, they will think they are from France…
No, not really. In this case the difference is very minor and shouldn’t affect grading. If the dentils were close to the rim then maybe so.
Randy, I don’t know what you plan on paying, but I saw a listing at NGC for an 1851-C in AU58 for $3,500.00. The Red Book amount doesn’t jive to...
I got in a hurry and off tangent on the D mint mark. I thought it might be for Darwin but…NO. Australia sent the dies to the US for the silver 3...
Australian 6 pence struck in Denver in 1943. Australia sent the dies to the U.S.
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It’s early days…give it time. But nice you got something interesting. ‘63 had quite a few varieties, if memory serves…Spark
…AND…when you do get pennies in change (now, like I did today) they are mangled, corroded Zincolns. This is the way it will be going forward.
IMO…the steps are broken in the middle by the contact mark. Not 5FS. NGC might make allowances in a multitude of ways, shapes and forms for the...
Maybe some sort of residue that crystallized?
Randy, A recent post has a video, a short one, illustrating the basic hammering process for coins. I thought it was very interesting. “Medieval...
@lordmarcovan @tibor …Thanks again to both of you fine gentlemen for a great contest. Your generosity knows no bounds!…Spark
Too bad there’s no button to make fleaBay disappear…
Great suggestions so far. Another moderately priced gift would be a Mint or Proof Set of her birth year. And you could send her a roll of JFK...
Post some pics of it for us. 1/2 oz would be approx 25 dollars now, with silvers’ new high values. What ballpark amount did you pay? (if you...
If you discount the area on the obverse at 4k, where the dentils are blending with the rim, it does have stronger dentils everywhere else, so I...
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…keep in mind that if a counterfeit item gets involved with legal actions the item must be kept as evidence until the evidential value expires....
Quick check at PCGS Photograde it’s F12-F15. edit to add: NumisMedia FMV lists this date/F12 at $1,380.00.
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