You have to understand, you don't strike it rich from finding just one of those coins, you are supposed to use that knowledge to find them over...
That is called a galvano. The original design was made either using modeling clay or sometimes plaster. From that a negative casting was done in...
Are you sure? I would think that they might for a mail bid buyer (Even though from their terms of sale they don't have to. From Terms: "coins...
Yes they have slabbed them that way for a few years now. I have also seen rolls form ICG, ANACS, and PCGS.
Remember, they have the option to do a second round of "national parks" so the quarters could extend through 2032. I don't know what they will do...
It's typical with them. They have their own private insurance so they don't used postal insurance or have their packages marked in such a way to...
Thanks for that link to the republican court. I have seen several portraits of Mrs Bingham and frankly she has always looked ghastly. I never...
See my response in your Coin Chat thread.
I know a few 40% 77-D's exist but I've never heard of a confirmed 71-D 40%. Frankly I would be very skeptical that they would exist. Business...
That was the problem with brilliant proofs. The first coins from the die would have some cameo, how much varied, but the cameo faded and you had...
Yes the mint does like low relief and for the reason you mention. Also because low relief means the metal doesn't have to flow as far to get into...
The surprising thing to me is I have never heard anything about those 2007 proof Jeffersons with the out of sequence edge since they were first...
Electrotypes were also often made back in the 19th century when photography was not as common and much more difficult. The electrotypes would be...
Your right I forgot the nickel series and my count was off for 2009. Thanks for the correction, but I think I still made my point. It has been...
How often? Well I'm still using a 2006 but I'm starting to think it may be time to get a new one for updated mintage information and listing of...
Obv is very nice with some very old light scratches in the right obv field. May also have a very old cleaning. The reverse shows some light...
I'm not a big fan of commemoratives, but this is absolutely correct. While our production coins will continue to look worse and worse because of...
They don't. It's a Mechanical error and they don't pay out for those. Best they will do is offer to reholder it for free (with you still paying...
Let's see it has been 28 coins since 2007 I believe except in 2009 when it was 32 because of the extra cent and territory quarter designs. From...
The only way I could see the price of gold affecting the price of non-gold coins is that as the price rises collectors get priced out of the gold...
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