Sure they just do clad now because that is all that is in circulation. But they have been doing it since 1934 which means that they were doing it...
You are correct as to how the planchet is formed. But the field between the letters should be flat and if the die is slightly misaligned so that...
Did I miss something in that interview? I didn't see one comment in it about if our coins are blah or why.
Yes they would. Assuming the toning was silver sulfide for every two atoms of silver contributing to the toning there would be one atom of...
Same here. But this story pops up every year or two.
As doug said you don't need the whole subscription. once you know which of the suppliments/monthly, or quarterly you need you can buy and...
No they should not be redesigned, they should be discontinued.
Yeah, last style of body bag. Comes on a card about the same size as the NGC white slab insert.
There are two things that can cause something like this and I can't tell from the picture which one this is. If the rim is showing two distinct...
Environmental damage. The weight is too high to be a missing layer and way too high to be two missing layers. Plus the strike is way too good to...
As mentioned the half is post mint damage. On the first cent die cracks on Lincoln's head are not uncommon. The 1985 D is a form of die...
Why? Marketing is competitive, especially in groceries. If someone went through and raised all their prices due to the elimination of the cent...
I've had over a thousand transactions on eBay and only a few ptoblems and in every case it was not the post offices fault. It was due to poor...
When banks order coins the Fed fills the order using first circulated coins, then older uncirculated coins and then lastly newly minted coins. So...
Depending on how they are stored coins can tone even in government packaging. and mint set coins can have fingerprints on them.
Well I would think the first part of the statement would mean ( or seems to say) that it has an unusually heavy plating.
The cent has die deterioration which is causing the "arch". Very common with no value. It also has a slight misaligned die but not far enough...
It has to be considered because it seems to be of extreme importance to those who desperately want to keep the dollar note. Those who see the...
If you really think it might be struck on a 40% silver planchet you need to do a specific gravity test on it. A weight test won't do because...
No, they used to burn the paper but now due to concerns over air pollution they landfill them. And I'm sure they would prefers the twos even...
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