The nickel has a very large tolerance range but it is still only .2 grams +/-. To get to 5.51 so the scale would read 6 grams would still put it...
I don't normally speculate on values. In fact I have no clue what it lists for today. I finished off my Lincolns back in the mid seventies and...
I have one in an SAGCE slab. The only thing they slabbed were proof Krands. I don't remember what the date was. Only reason I bought it was to...
Best advise is simple, DON'T! In general, the prices they charge will be, at a minimum, twice what it will cost you to buy the same item from a...
Maybe his eyes bulge out and he needs Googles? And if he only needs a jock scrap you probably shouldn't mention it because he's probably rather...
Yes Nic-A-Date is faster but it is more expensive, and the coin comes out looking a lot uglier. I prefer the longer slower procedure that results...
I don't think the 1840 has a die crack at the top of the reverse. I also think it is a N-8.
In 1955 collectors knew the San Francisco mint was being closed down and so the 1955 S coins were hoarded in quantity. The 1952-S was another S...
Just because they were no longer legal tender doesn't mean they no longer circulated. Every so often for years afterward the government would...
Where does the "made in the US" have to do with this story? I don't see anything about fakes made here. Sent here, but not made here.
This is a collector with too many coins, built the foundation of his house out of slabs. :) Actually I believe it sold for a little BELOW melt.
After Global stopped grading they continued for awhile encapsulating coins and some other things for promotional purposes. Some marketer would...
Agreed not a clash. This is called "ghosting".
Weight may not tell you much. The tolerance range for half dollars is wide enough that there is a significant overlap in weights between the...
The real question is how much market is there for missing edge dollars? If you can find someone who is trying to collect a plain edge of each...
The coin on the right is just not as well struck up. The rims are actually the highest part of the coin and are the last things to "fill". As...
In half dollars the most common are the 75, 76, and 77 CC.
Will this do? I'll keep looking and see if I can find a larger image. [img] These are the images from ANS [img][img]
His fakes also come "well circulated" from accelerated wear.
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