I agree, the bank is much more interesting.
The business strike S mint ATB quarters were sold by the mint in rolls and bags directly to collectors only. They only way they would get in...
If there was actually something inside the planchet, think about what would have happened when the strip was rolled down to blank thickness....
I'm not sure what it is. It would be a lot easier to say if you could see the D, S and OP mintmarks side by side and not in different posts,...
As far as I know all of Rogers & Son material is silverplate.
Well it IS free of all "beautiful problems", so it is "Beautiful problem" free.
When the home was built in 1856 the coin was worth 1 cent, if you use the purchasing power as a guide it would be like a tradesman today leaving a...
I'd say just harshly cleaned.
The collar determines the final size of the coin. The planchet is typically about .1 mm or smaller than the collar so the Piso palnchet would be...
When you ship registered you have to declare a value for the package (If you declare zero they probably would not then let you insure it since...
I'm looking at the site in Chrome and it no longer shows the links underneath each picture. If you put your cursor on an image a "gear" appears...
Slightly less yes, unfortunately still within the tolerance range for a normal nickel so it wouldn't tell you anything.
On the 42/1 D the 1 does not close off the front of the 2 as it does on the P issue. For other evidence look at the doubling of the base of the...
You're right, it's a fake. Date is bad, denticals are bad, I don't like the area where the drapery on the arm meets the leg, I don't like the...
The official government price for gold IS $42 an oz. It was $35 up until the early 1970's when it was raised to $42. Of course they won't sell...
Over 4 generations I think you will see a lot of inflation. Even at the "official" rate of around 3% per year, after four generations it will...
Is there any explanation as to why the "real" coin has such an odd appearance to the D in Dollar? I agree #2 is fake, the date keyed it for me,...
And when commerce is discouraged, tax revenues fall so even more onorus rules are passed continuing the downward spiral.
He also owned an 1894-S dime.
And unless you have x-ray vision until you open the roll you can't even guarantee that your "OBW roll" is really an OBW roll.
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