I know this is the case at a growing number of banks but it's not yet an absolute. I've been fortunate to have a bank that will order 1K in halves...
Actually guys... the roll had 20 Halves plus this coin. Whatever it's worth it's a bonus!
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I've been ordering 2 boxes a week and dumping eight at one of the banks I use... been doing it for years, and they're happy to see me every week.
Mighty close, if not there. I'm concerned about the area just to the right of the crack though.
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This scale also comes with 2 20g calibration weights to calibrate at 0, 20 & 40g
I don't know if you'd consider it inexpensive ($34) but I like this one because it'll weigh to .001g and will go to 50g, heavy enough for even...
Very cool stuff there! Is that Massachusetts a ½cent or cent?
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I've found almost 2½ rolls of Walkers but searched over 1200 boxes to do it. (1.2 million halves) Last November I found 2 in the same box and one...
If the fingerprint is recent, acetone should remove any harmful residue, if it's been there for a while the surface of the coin may have reacted...
A quick dip in acetone is harmless, just don't rub, especially with proofs. Acetone and latex gloves don't work well together though.
Looks like a strike through error to me. As you noted, the rim looks ok.
Looks like an arc from 11:30 to 3 o'clock to me (as oriented in photo)
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I always like to search new areas, regardless of whether or not you find much at least you know your searching coins you haven't seen before. Good...
While searching through thousands of Halves every week for years I've wondered if/when I would ever find a '70-D. With all the other proofs,...
If the community at large includes the parties involved in the transaction, shouldn't they both be voting?
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