No. Repunched mint-marks usually happened when the mintmarks were first created. The engraver literally hits the punch with a hammer to create the...
To say that a proof coin has full steps is redundant - all proof coins are assumed to have a full strike, and thus we don't use the FS for proof...
No. The mintmarks were all punched at the Philadelphia mint. The branch mints did not have the facilities to make or harden dies - the dies were...
We just recently had a thread on the topic: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-your-coins-with-a-famous-provenances.327517
I was recently trawling Ebay, looking for something sweet to buy. I happened upon this coin, and I was very surprised to see it. Prooflike coins...
Can you take a picture? That will help a lot.
NT, if you can really call it toning.
I'm late to this party, but I would have guessed 50.
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In that case, use the search feature and read the past threads (some of them hundreds of pages long). Decide for yourself. Nobody wants to...
I can't tell if you are intentionally trying to troll us or not. Google him, and search for him on these forums. We've had a lot of extremely...
The Smithsonian museum someone mentioned above is currently closed. The mint is open.
Often, graders are hesitant to certify items without a well-recognized reference on the subject. I'm not familiar with challenge coins (although I...
You're close.... These were designed by William Barber. His son, Charles Barber, succeeded him in 1879. There were, of course, no hints of...
Before a coin is actually produced for circulation, there are a number of "pattern" coins made. These are proposed designs. A huge number are...
Yeah, they are all UNC. But the *vast* majority will grade 65 or lower. These are essentially worth no premium. A 66 isn't worth certifying. You...
As a (former) collector of rainbow toned Lincoln cents, I've never seen a coin with toning garner the RD label. These are usually RB with that...
No, I really don't think you are crazy. Electrotype copies, especially if they can be verified as to date or creator, can sell for pretty good...
But it also looks like it should not be RD..... So maybe NGC messed up on this one? Regardless, the "guilty by association" and "you don't want...
If you absolutely forced me to commit: I'd say these were electrotype copies. These were popular in the early days of numismatics because they...
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