If it was an old proof planchet it would have had to be sitting around somewhere in the mint for 6 years. And would have to somehow have found a...
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I want it Can't afford it, but I want it. Only Chain I don't have. (Looking for a ugly Pr-1 that can still be attributed.)
That is correct. During their first couple years they were very free handing out 70's for moderns and they were considered a joke. Then they...
Better question is a MS-69 first strike from one of the last pieces from that die pair, better than a MS-69 non first strike from a brand new...
On common and lower grade material they tend to follow the spot price (with a premium) but they will go up faster than gold when it rises, and lag...
They will probably remain "hot" until the next "hot" itme comes out then all the interest will be on it and the prices will probably drop.
Agreed, the ads are clearly written to appeal not to collectors or numismatists, but to "Shop at Home TV" type customers.
As you mentioned it could have been done in a nationalistic sense as a way to put the blame on the other nations for what had happened to Germany....
I agree with Ken but I would say a scratch not a gouge.
Yep a scratch. And so far bids for his "error" coin are less than melt. Will be interesting to see if it reaches issue price.
They problem is that a great many of the "first strike" coins are actually from the middle or even the end of the dies production run. Die life...
The problem with Penny Whimsy is the pictures are actual size which can make it difficult to see the differences clearly. Also if you have the...
Yep S-30 no doubt. It is inetersting that the die chips in the left obv field don't appear to be visible. Everything else though says obv 10...
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Agreed, just die deterioration.
Seated dollars at almost a full gram underweight? How could they NOT be fake?.
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