The only rare 1843 is N-17 and I think it is down to a 4+ now. I haven't had a chance to try and do an attribution yet the location when my...
They were very strict on the tolerance of silver and gold coins. The 1% tolerance given by Doug is too great, at least for new coins. This coin...
These are four different types. I each case the second date range is a different weight than the first.
I've never heard of the Hunt's buying up 50 D nickels.
Odd sounds like you agree completely. I said Congress usually specifies designs in general terms, you mention the requirement the Jefferson has...
Is that a public service announcement or an opinion on my question? :)
If it is rare and valuable (or from a major big name collection) it's stacking friction, if not it's wear. :)
I'm not sure why you blame Congress, they can only vote on bills that have been proposed. Yes they have mandated certain designs but usually only...
According to the Jun 27th Coin Word article the silver medal with the same design is still a go.
Well I've been playing with early copper for 33 years. I hope I know something about it by now.
From reading what is claimed to be a email from Larry, it seems Larry is saying the OP has changed his story multiple times. He is also saying...
Ancients and hammered are probably easier to counterfeit because every genuine coin is different and a multitude of dies were used (often not by...
They can only write it off if they also include it as income. And if you replace it with more than you take is it still stealing?
Did you notice they increased the weight to an oz and raise the denomination from $75 to $100? Now we will have three one oz gold coins a $50...
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