No Well they are starting with 40,000 I have no idea how many more they will make, and I couldn't care less. No
By now it should be clearly obvious that no new grading service really has a chance. Why, because they aren't PCGS or NGC. Doesn't matter how...
That is a large cent planchet. With a hole in it. Here is one for a 1843 -1857 large cent from the Dan Holmes collection [img]
Well they plan on having 37,000 sets of the clad kennedys and 40,000 of the gold ones ready on the opening day for each of them
Yes it's a ear of corn. this was what was called the cereal wreath or Newlin's Wreath of cereals. The item depicted are Corn, Wheat, Oak, and...
What if we don't like the coin? :D
Sounds like just another gimmick to separate a collector from his money.
I find the dimes interesting as well. First how well did they survive, and second not being gold and therefor "cheaper" coins what might they...
Depending on where you are. I've seen four of them in change so far one log cabin, two rail spliter, and one Illinois statesman. And I've been...
The white metal G.W.P cent is 31.8 mm in diameter and weighs 6.78 grams. The copper birch cent (same dies modified) in copper is also 31.8 mm but...
How about this one [img]
How about that, according to Numismatic News the Mint is going to be doing what I mentioned above.
Have a friendly dealer hold them at his table or in the security room and then pick them up when you are ready to leave for home.
Serves me right for posting and then not reading my post. Looks like I had a bracket backward on the closing quote. Sorry for the difficulty.
Post mint damage. Either just beaten, or possibly heated until it bubbled and then the bubble pushed back down while still hot. Either way it...
The above comments about the New York Mint are correct. The closest we came to having a mint in New York was in 1851 when legislation was...
No because the San Francisco Mint is not open to the public.
I'd modify that a small bit. Instead of a knife which could nick the coin or cause a scratch of its own, use a toothpick. Poke it through and...
Hey now that's an idea. You would naturally expect that since the sales are going to be at the Mint booth that is where the line would form. And...
Put me down in the Cheerleader camp (Even though I'm not particularly impressed with the dollar. Maybe it looks better in hand.)
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