My thoughts were the same as Willie's. This report is NOT from a numismatic publication and to those reporters ANY group of coins is liable to be...
I believe there is only one variety that does not have a denomination on it, and there is NO genuine piece that has the bear on it.
What would I pay? Bullion value. They really don't interest me. The gambling odds do not impress me enough to warrant a higher premium.
It is definitely the same obv.
Looks like it is a retained strike through. Looks like it is through a piece of copper.
Mint maks developed so that the coiners could be held accountable if the coins they produced were debased. Coins could be gathered and tested and...
It will also have the same mintge as all the other 2012 President dollar proofs so it won't be anything special.
First I would want to confirm the variety. Next question is which variety is that PCGS price for? Or do they list prices for all five varieties?
Official weight of a clad quarter is 5.67 grams. Then there is the +/- .227 gram tolerance range. So a regular clad quarter can weigh anywhere...
Not worn out dies, actually new dies. The "shelf" is there when the die is created. Usually it is polished off the dies before they are put into...
I on the other hand think it probably was well received at least the first two or three years worth) as evidenced by the very large number of very...
dimeguy, you are right. The San Francisco AND West Point mints have made cents without mintmarks to supplement Philadelphia's production....
It is neat and adds a small premium. Emphasis on the word small. You want tough though try finding one in a proof set.
Which is not good if you were looking for oil. Of course they continued to circulate. Coins once issued tend to remain in circulation until...
They also have a tendency to validate your work if you got it wrong too. You tell them what you think it is, but you get the attribution wrong,...
Does anyone else have an opinion about the die crack?
I think the Fed in New York offers tours, I don't know if the others do. Did some searching and several of the others do offer tours including...
Nope
No I think they just tell you what it is. One exception to that might be in the case of VAM's they might tell you if it is a top 100 VAM or a Hot...
Position seems to match die 2, and die 2 has a die crack from the lower left corner of the fasces down to the rim as does this coin. And the...
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