I do have a few questions, what does the edge of the coin look like? Reeded? Smooth? Both? If it has reeds do any of them appear to be crushed?
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Or MUCH more likely they turned out to be just all scratched up corroded junk. :)
Yes, France. They did a 100 to 1 revaluation in 1960. And a roughly 6 to 1 in 2002 when they went from francs to euros. Germany did a 2 to 1...
Odd, in my own lifetime I can remember when a cent bought several pieces of candy. Back in the second world war three cents could buy a pound of...
If I had pictures of them I could.
I am planning on attending.
Unless some can find a coin from Xanadu.
Check your manual. If the camera has a macro setting use that, use supplemental lights and either turn off the flash if you can or cover it. If...
When Coinfacts says "small P" they are just referring to the general size of the letter not in reference to comparison to others of the same date...
It might be on a wrong planchet but I tink more likely it was struck in the wrong collar. Problem is Cyprus never had a scalloped collar coin...
The silver dollar gives a larger canvas for the artwork. And there have also been some modern commemorative half dollars as well. For each...
40% silver does have a copper core, 80% copper 20% silver. It may not be strongly noticible but it does show if you look for it and it gets...
OK that's great. It's just that a lot of people do make the mistake of shipping by FedEx thinking their coins are safe and then when somethng...
It depends on how the Texas statute is worded. They could be legal tender for whatever the bullion value is at the time they are used in payment,...
I don't know if this might make your peace of mind worse, but remember FedEx does not insure coins, either as cash or as collectibles. They...
What is typically called a dryer coin. It is a form of Post Mint Damage.
Looks to me like the MM got mashed in some PMD.
Two things can cause the mintmark to be smaller than normal. If the punch wasn't driven into the die deeply enough it will be smaller, and die...
Does it show clad layers on the edge? If it doesn't try a tissue test on it with a 90%, 40% and copper nickel clad half for comparison purposes...
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