It was but they were made by private companies after the coins left the mint.
Punches do not look contemporary to the civil war.
It isn't a gripped edge. And it isn't one of the stemless wreath varieties. With some work it may be attributable.
That's the set I started with. Has something like 100 types and didn't include anything after 1964 (They stopped making them in the 60's or early...
Rinsing with water is OK to make sure all the contaminants dissolved in the acetone are gone, but a final rinse with fresh acetone will remove the...
No. They could limit it to one per person and require you to pick it up in person at the mint, and in a short time you would still find the big...
True but the early matte proof buffaloes are a lot more expensive so I only concentrated on the 36 to 42 era because he was wondering why the...
Had you paid for the lot yet? It depends on the auction terms of sale, but with most auction houses the auctioneer has the right to reopen any...
Not as far as I know.
Sounds like something from Breen's Cynics Dictionary.
There was a pattern design made but the mint never made any actual patterns of it. I do believe a private firm did make some though.
Delivery confirmation indicates that it was delivered somewhere ie: left in a mailbox. Signature confirmation means it was delivered to a person...
The CoinVault slab is in the book, it is in the Miscellaneous section. It was not a grading service, it was a holdering service. At the time...
There are no customs duties on coins imported into the US. There should be no sales tax, Since you are in Florida and not the EU, you don't have...
These were just design proposals not prototypes. Pictures of them wee published in Coin World back then so they do exist if you can track down...
I'd say you understand perfectly, the dealer doesn't.
There are some known on brass foreign planchets.
The 1806 having been run through the machine twice and inverted between passes is a very significant error. Due to the way the edge dies read and...
You notice the date is 1952 - 2002. These were to commemorate the fiftieth year of Queen Elizabeth's reign. After the anniversary was over they...
Buffaloes were only made in 36 and 37 and both are relatively low mintage. Mercury dimes are available for 36 - 42 with the later years being...
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