All dies were made and received their mintmark at Philadelphia until 1997. Since 1990 all the mintmarks have been in the master hub. Since 1997...
A TRUE first strike coin is the first one struck by the dies. A First Strike from the TPG's simply means it is one of the thousands (hundreds of...
If by "classic US currency" you mean coins, the government does not copyright the designs for coins.
It does seem to be an IOOF identification badge of some kind. The IOOF lodge in Pt Pleasant W VA is still in operation. I think the 1831 is when...
Second mistake. Should have gotten the cops and report him for the theft of your coins. He took them and is refusing to return them. Maybe...
Image is slightly out of focus, but I as seeing strong flowlines in the field around the head which makes me think you are probably seeing die...
Removed from an encasement and what you are seeing on the rim are design elements from the encasement die that overlapped the edge of the coin....
Got mugged after it left the mint.
Close to true if you are using double eagles. 800 coins for eagles, 1600 for half eagles, and 3200 for quarter eagles. so for 2 bars and a...
You last three do reaiize that this thread is 7 years old and the suit is long since ended don't you?
Easier to stack and move, don't have to worry about a bag rotting/splitting and spilling the coins all over the place etc. Easier to count if you...
Not really. I like the CWT, the patriotics, but I think if I was going to get into something it might be coal scrip.
VG-7 is not an unusual grade in the EAC community, and Beymer is considered to be an EAC dealer.
Many of the features of a proof coin will remain visible until the coin wears down to a F - VF grade.
Problem is there is always a fresh crop of newbies that haven't gotten that word yet. And a lot of them buy for some time before they do get it....
To me they are worth about $40, but I'm not your typical US collector.
DON"T SAY THAT! Now you know they will try. :)
Started dabbling in them in 1992, just a one per county collection. Got serious in 1997 with the GTT collection. Wish I had gotten serious...
I know I can't be a Legacy client, but in the last three auctions I participated in they sent me my coins before I paid for them as well.
18th century, the English Conder tokens, especially Genuine Trade Tokens, the ones issued by the merchants, intended to circulate as money, and...
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