Got it, thanks. It didn't occur to me that the mint could make such a dumb mistake.
If you're new to this I wouldn't start out by looking for "errors." It takes a ton of knowledge and experience to be able to recognize actual...
Thanks. At a glance it seems like Longacre just took Gobrecht's galvano and reduced it to cent size.
@johnmilton I guess I never noticed this before, but the eagle is exactly the same as on the Flying Eagle cents. What's the connection? Longacre...
As stated earlier, the theory is that they caught the error quickly. Nobody ever said they only made two - they probably collected the mistakes...
"On 10c stock"?? I'm confused. A quarter is so much larger than a dime how can the obverse be so fully struck?
Oops, I missed or misinterpreted this. I guess it's already at NGC.
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I think this is an impossible theory. There is no glue anywhere in the production process. "The annealing furnace heats the blanks to temperatures...
Entry post I would also like the 1864 2-cent. I have a three cent and it would be fun to add a two cent for its odd denomination, and because it's...
Interesting question, since there are millions of real 1975 dimes without an S that shysters can try to pass off as proofs. I don't think I've...
Another 6 year old thread bumped with an offer to buy. Doesn't seem like appropriate behavior on here.
You're right to judge it for yourself and move on, specially if the seller is too lazy to look at their own image with a discerning eye and tell...
It's worth reading the item description on GC as well as the Coin World article included with the auction. I think it is probably the article from...
I don't believe it was intentional. Certainly not from start to finish. There's no reason to speculate about a damaged or worn out punch - they...
Two other threads on it on here. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/this-should-set-off-a-bit-of-a-scramble.414048/ and...
Actually, six year old thread. How and why somebody digs up a thread like this is part of the entertainment here I guess.
If you're convinced that you have a 1983 1c struck on a copper planchet then get it certified. All these gyrations with tolerances and math are...
3.5% light isn't going to win any prizes. The tolerance was +/-0.13g.
Been there many times. Colorado - Fort Morgan, Eagle, Golden, Leadville, Silver Plume, Silverton, Silver Cliff, Silverthorne, Sterling, and you...
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