And it wouldn't be considered to be a grading error. You buy it and send it in under their guarantee and it would be a "mechanical error" and the...
Last year of the state quarters, last year of the Lincoln Memorial, Last year of the Sac dollar, last year of the President dollars with IGWT on...
The mint did not start using COA's until the SOL sets in 1986. I think some of the mint sets and a few proof sets before that time had cards in...
Finally someone suggests contacting the current resident. Believe it or not most people ARE pretty decent and will be willing to send it on to...
The Breen encyclopedia really isn't of much use when you are dealing with specific die varieties. He would group coins with specific...
I purchased a 1938 set from the original owner who ordered it from the mint. It was still in the original packaging. But I think that is the...
This is true. Which explains why the nickel is a complete failure today and they should have stuck with the tiny half dime. :) It failed...
If the slabs stack and nest together solidly it either means the slab is genuine, or that the Chinese have improved their fakes. The first blue...
I would bet the coinstar machines would accept them. I'm not saying you should do it, just that they would probably take them. (Right weight,...
Struck through a detached clad layer was the first thing I thought of when I saw the coin. Glad to know Mike agrees, I got it right.
And the acid eats each metal evenly so the reeds are also retained as the metal is eaten away. So the copper is eaten faster but the reed are...
PCGS slabs have a translucent "rubber" gasket that holds the coin and you can not actually see the edge through these gaskets and infact if you...
I don't care for the 1900, but the other three are very nice.
You have to remember that back when these were sold there really was no such thing as standards for a MS-65 grade. At the time Paramount was the...
The Good luck die was a kind of stock die. I've seen it combined with other dies. An artificial limb good luck token? Is it just me or does...
They're actually copper plated zinc, they strike them on cent planchets.
A lot You know what a lot is? Yeah, itsa too much. Any time you gotta too much, you gotta whole lot. Look, I explain it to...
Check out the Heritage archives, look for the Jules Reiver sales. (signature sale 390 January 2006) The second sale was his half cents and large...
And with the SVDB it was announced in the newspapers that the coin was being changed to remove the initials just four days after they were...
Price looks good but I think I already have a better one. I'll have to take a look at mine.
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