Ah, I was just about to ask for photos (or a unit of measure for ".100"). :) This looks it's been rolled to smash and raise the rim. Not worth a...
Well, I'll admit that I can't refute that argument. ;)
What difference does it make, as long as the appearance and chemical composition of the surface is the same?
The part where it looks like you're contradicting yourself. If the "toning" on two coins is due to "the same changes to a coin's surface",...
Right back at you. ;) If by "toning" you mean the process, yes, of course, there's a difference between letting a coin sit in a bag or an album...
Can you clarify what you mean by "original"? I thought silver dollars only got distributed and stored in bags, and that rolls only came along well...
In contrast, I volunteered to read daily Skylab news updates over the PA system at my elementary school. (That was the beginning of my journalism...
Your collection is amazingly cool, as always. But, if you're going to call out mass as opposed to weight, shouldn't you really be using slugs...
Witness all the folks bidding against each other to pay hundreds or thousands of times face value for simple old dollar coins -- even ones clearly...
On the other hand, it's good that they plated an already-damaged coin, rather than ruining a good one, I suppose.
A solid gold cent would weigh more than that. 49-50 grains is about 3.2 grams. An unplated Indian cent weighs 3.1 grams. I've seen an article...
I can see the reasoning behind it -- eBay loses a bit to merchants on gift card sales, and they probably collect their smallest fees from...
Interesting idea. I can't imagine that @dcarr would have equipment suitable for producing large-sized replicas, but I wonder if he has CAD files...
A shame you can't use gift cards on them any more either. :(
Mint to demand. Wouldn't want to fuel demand with an artificial shortage. ;)
I'm not sure I'd call that "advanced" -- it would be dead easy to spot; just put the coin on a flat surface next to a legitimate example.
Exactly. It's solely a matter of marketing manufacturing demand.
Dibs on 1964.
A dollar FV of uncirculated clad coins (dimes/quarters/halves) is supposed to weigh 22.68 grams. A dollar FV of uncirculated silver...
The '55 DDO calls to mind another good example. In 1955, as in other years, the Mint used dies until they were used up. Late in their life, they...
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