During the Civil War all of the silver and gold coins were disappearing from circulation. Uncertainty over who would win and wartime shortages...
I'd see it the other way round, the Green bean is CAC's version of Rick Snow's PhotoSeal since Rick's version came first by several years.
The 1976-S came three ways 40% silver Unc or Business strike quality 40 % silver proofs copper nickel clad proofs. That is why in my first post...
Why? They never tried to have any of their coins graded so they have no experience with that. Their mestake was they sent the coins that the...
That "orange peel" effect is common on buffalos and comes from worn dies. It may be silver plated, it may just be cleaned. At 5.22 grams it is...
They follow the same rules. Are you saying you have a business strike 1976-S half that is NOT 40% silver? Because if that is true then yes you...
Rev is definitely that of S-36, 37,or 38. The spacing I can see of the date seems to be a better match for S-38 than 36 or 37. I'd say it is 38.
As to the question about why the envelopes had glue on the flap when the mint wasn't sealing them, most likely they simply purchased envelopes...
One key thing with the RRDD is there is no trace of the letter in the field between the letter and the rim. The subject coin does show the leter...
I'm not sure, it looks like it could be tilted hub doubling.
The interesting thing about this coin is that most acid soaked coins use an acid that attacks the copper more strongly. In this case they have...
It is a 76 S and it is not a proof so it HAS to be a 40% silver piece. (Frankly it would be worth a LOT more if it WASN'T 40% silver.)
But the mint did not go to Congress asking for those programs, they were pushed for by outside organizations. It has been the law since the Mint...
It is still incorrect The actual gold or silver weight of a coin in grams IS the actual gold or silver weight in grams. It doesn't have to be...
Where do you get that idea? If that was the case we would have gotten rid of the cent, nickel and dollar bill a long time ago. And all of the...
NGC has photographed and posted the images of every coin they've slabbed for about four years now. PCGS has been doing the same for one to two...
Only 100% fake if it isn't silver. Like you said it's just a 1/10th oz silver round and that is all it claims to be. Lots of silver rounds of...
die cracks are not errors, they are die states. Just a natural step in the wearing/deteriorating of the die.
dot is probably a die chip. No premium value
PMD left foot of the 1 has been squashed.
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