It doesn't happen when the planchets are struck, it occurs when they are punched from the strip. The copper nickel layers on the strip are of...
The funding may be "paltry" compared to the Federal budget, but in most cases it is NOT paltry in the view of the organization. And I supposed if...
Unfortunately it isn't. These coins had nothing to do with the US and other than maybe a few trickling in they were never used here. Everyone on...
Examine the edge very carefully in the area where it is magnetic. There used to be a magic trick that used a coin with a small piece of iron...
Which only helps if tracking updates, it doesn't always and you package appears to sit in one place for days until it magically teleports to its...
It probably had a chipped edge die. These are struck on lettered edge planchets in a reeded collar. The letters on the edge die are raised. If...
Several times you have said you weighed it against a silver dime and it weighed the same but nowhere have you actually said what it weighed. If...
It looks to me like part of the clad layer came off before striking and that it was struck through part of the detached layer.
Early in my collecting life I wanted a 1950-D Jefferson Nickel, but they were selling for $25 to $30 dollars, so I waited. After years of waiting,...
Did anyone notice the novelty piece has 14 stars.
did you miss the part about the experts declaring them genuine? In that case the bank won't be flushing them out.
Doug the PCGS Photograde that Lon linked is not the James Ruddy Photograde that only covered circulated coins. It does cover MS coins. But I...
They probably have no choice. They have regulations they have to follow for pricing that depend on the average price of the metal. When the...
Two defenses, learn as much about the coins you collect as possible. Learn how to grade them, and learn as much as possible about counterfeit...
75%copper25%nickel should not attract to a magnet. Is it magnetic all over or just in one area?
The old mint is kind of open. They are still doing some work and the planned museum is still in the future, but they do rent out the building for...
Oh? You think SGS is a better service? :)
YES and I'm glad he seems to be gone. Although his brethren are way too common.
Which way did you flip it? top to bottom or side to side?
My point was that just because a mintage is low it doesn't automatically mean it will be in high demand and a "desirable" collectible. The demand...
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