Looks like a strike through to me, a rather large one. It does have some value but I can't say how much.
Except the store owner would only allow the bullion value of the coins say 80 cents each. So your five trade dollars would only be accepted as...
You might try New Jersey Coppers: A Comprehensive Analysis and Attribution Guide of New Jersey Colonial Coppers by Michael Demling I have a copy...
Type 1 blanks will also be slightly larger than type 2 planchets. Problem is any firm can punch blanks out of copper strip to proper size.
They were legal tender in the US for amounts up to $5 from 1873 to sometime in 1876, but i the early years they probably didn't circulate much in...
NGC has said that they don't but there have been too many examples of samples with duplicate serial numbers seen to believe NGC.
Large date small stars Rev C N-3 R-1+
There are two in the EAC sale coming up April 9th, an 1841 and an 1845 (and a circulated proof 1846). http://eacs.org/docs/2016EACSalePart1.pdf...
Reverse electroplating.
Oh my God! :banghead:
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Yep, Registered for $25K is about $50.
It wasn't that many years ago that the TPG's DIDN'T return the holders at all, even if you requested them
Question is, Is the relief actually higher, or was the rim notch around the edge of the die not cut deep enough? Cut the notch too shallow and...
Well it's their business so that give them the right. And why would they do it? Well you apply a tax or fee for two reasons, to raise funds or...
Price seems too high to me. I have three of the 1840's electrotypes, I've had them for several years and I paid $200 for the group. I would...
That should tell people something, enjoy Heritage while you can. Chances are at some point it will go pay for use as well.
I prefer using a toothpick. It cuts through the mylar simply and easily and there is no chance of metal on metal contact/damage.
I would think the only thing a machinist would have to do with the dies would be the turning of the die on a lathe in order to form the cone face...
Mint sewn bags of halves in the pre-ballistic bag days were $1000 face value not $500.
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