Extended soak in acid. The acid attacks the copper core more rapidly than the coppernickel clad layers. That is why the they extend out beyond...
I suspect that as well, and they simply had them slabbed for the display. Puts them in a protective holder with a label that explains that they...
It would only take a slight change in thickness (about 4%) of the 65/35 coin to give you the same weight for both coins. For example if the 88/12...
Proof, yes. Type? Hard to tell from those images but it looks like it MIGHT be a type II!
So he did, don't know why I saw 1000.
Coin World Almanac Lists the weight for every US coin in grains and grams plus the tolerance range in both units. Also lists diameter,...
I think that must be the wrong clip.
By the time they went to using the special sets of the four coins there weren't any silver one or 2 pence coins in circulation. The four pence...
For at least the past two years Heritage has conducted the world coin auction at the Chicago International Show, and I know there is a similar...
It looks good to me.
No, that label was only used very briefly at the end of 1989.
You should get back your winning bid plus shipping, and I would at least use delivery confirmation to protect myself from him claiming it never...
No, in fact I collect almost exclusively base metal coinage. I have little interest in silver and absolutely none in gold.
They can't be prosecuted for hacking the account, but receiving stolen goods is another matter.
The major reason West point was even making cents during that period was to bring up production because demand was outpacing the current...
Most of them. About the only metals magnetic at room temperature are iron, nickel, and possibly cobalt.
Agreed, if it was 1/3 cm too large it wouldn't fit in the 2X2.
IF it could be reasonably determined that t was a contemporary counterfeit of a 53 O no arrows half and not an alteration I would thnk it would...
After years in this hobby and seeing lot of run ups and drops in the PM market You will notice that collectors turn out to buy when metal prices...
It really depends on how major an error you are hoping to find. Grease fills and MAD coins are very common and you have a fairly good chance at...
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