Remember a half penny equals one cent. A 1/2 cent would be a farthing. There was no such thing as a British Penny coin at the time and if there...
It's just a full brockage. neat coin but not something I would get all worked up into a lather over. Probably worth a few hundred dollars or so...
It has been done before.
Die adjustment strikes also don't have well defined rims. If you are getting the rims struck up the periferal details will also be struck up.
Working with just common date modern coinage the answer is either dimes or small size dollars. If it wasn't for the small size dollars I would...
Yes the dealer can request the return of the money. Even though your co-worker has no knowledge of coins , if the coin was a fake there was no...
I don't see it as an error, but just getting an 81-S is good since the 1981 dollars were not made or issued for circulation.
1958 Doubled die, 1943 D copper, 1944 steel. And Mark I think you would have to admit those forst two are rare with just two known of the first...
It looked to me like the coin WAS slightly bent. I suspect one side was up on something and that was what caused the two level effect on the reverse.
Look carefully on both sides of the coin for a seam just inside the rim. There are certain novelty magic coins made using the same techniques as...
I still think it will be like it was back in the late 60's.. Back then the Fed had a couple machines that separated the silver from the clad coin....
You are correct they were not released for circulation. Some collectors buy rolls and bags, search them for very high grade coins or errors and...
The problem with the dealer is that you are dealing with a variety. Most dealers unless they specialize in errors and varieties know very little...
Probably not. It usually conflicts with the Chicago International show and I almost always attend that one. Even when it doesn't it is difficult...
Could you post a picture of the back of the holder? This is a grading service I haven't seen before either.
Etched as having been submersed for a period of time in a corrosive substance which acted on the entire coin in contrast to corroded where just a...
Well the others have covered the explanation for the scratched 70, I take this one. Yes that is how they are supposed to be because the 2010 is a...
No the "inner envelope" WAS the mailing envelope.
The coin appears to be etched or corroded and cleaned. That may account for the light weight. Many of the fakes on the market do not attribute...
I love the half dimes, they're the only silver denomination I have any real interest in.
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