As mentioned Compugrade did it, and so did PCGS. It was called the Expert System. It used computers to scan the coin and create a "digital...
Nope, You're about 7 and a half years older than me. But I get a bit older this week.
Actually two catalogs (Eklund), one for West Virginia, and one for everywhere else. I'm lucky enough to have both of them. One of these days...
It definitely looks like a Bashlow restrike, and they called it a second restrike which was what the Bashlows were. I think there is a very...
It can't be an upside down 9. The dates on these coins was punched into the dies using a one piece four digit logotype punch. In order to have...
If the other side is the same it could be an uncentered broadstrike at best, not an off-center. To be an off center part of the design has to be...
The streaking from improper alloy mix and planchet striations are two different but related things. The streaking is caused by the areas of...
The one in front of Lincolns face might be legit, but I would say the one below ONE CENT is not. Important word missing, "usually", should be...
Hey Doug I thought you were old. Am I the only one who remembers the teletype network? If you want a coin and you couldn't find it at the local...
That can't be it, I'm 330 lbs.
A little too involved. Go with 1, 4,5,and 6 and the first coin does not get bent until 5. Also when the two coins get struck together at 5 the...
Even if it were worth that much, to get it into a mint error PCGS slab would cost about $80 to $90 or more. (Grading fee, shipping both ways, the...
If two planchets enter the coining chamber it is POSSIBLE to fuse them together, but the edges wouldn't look like that and since one of them would...
It goes on in a lot of areas.
That's OK, wait til you get our bill. :)
They are all questions asked by census takers. :)
My thought process was Small date large fraction 257 - 261 gap between the wreath ends is not under the serif of the E eliminates 257 (all...
It's because coins are normally most heavily collected in their home country so demand is higher there. Higher local demand means higher prices...
My problem is I find the $15 pair of shoes lasts me about 18 months, and the $40+ pair last about 3 months. After a couple $40+ pairs I went back...
With paper they have to get the Fed to purchase it to get the seigniorage profit, with a coin they enter the profit on the books as soon as it is...
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