Not to mention how are you going to get something that can take the force to impress the number into the metal and then change for the next coin...
The collectors version of the 2010 is 27,000. The bullion version of the 2010 is 33,000. The bullion version of the 2011 has no set limit. I...
There is a law forbidding the melting of the cents and five cent pieces. Everything else is fair game but not worth doing. They said the same...
Well I hope everyone who griped about them selling them through the dealers and not handling it themselves is satisfied. Instead of a 56 coin set...
In the past the Smithsonian polished the coins but I don't think they do that anymore.
Or at the same time as an eagerly awaited new issue goes on sale.
It's a Civil War token, part of the patriotic series. Obv die 112 (not 111 as mentioned earlier) and reverse 396. This die pairing comes in...
Genuine S-81, and the strong date is not unusual on this coin. The date is high up close to Liberty's sholder which is in relatively high relief...
They are a clad composition like the dimes, quarters, and halves. But the outer layers on the dollar are a manganese brass rather than copper...
So what ever happened with this coin? From the other thread it appears that Lost Dutchman was going to submit it back in July. Was it ever...
You answered your own question. They do it because they can then sell them for twice their value. And the rarity statement is absolutely true....
Yes a layer will sometimes fall off, but if it falls off before striking the side with the missing layer tends to have a very good if some what...
IF they make them. It was possible to order 2010W unc ASE's last year as well. But they never made any. But if you check your credit card you...
Well considering this was to represent the first WRITTEN treaty between the native americans and the europeans only the first design fulfills that...
No there were a few high relief proofs made and about 35,000 business strikes before they decided to go with a low relief,but only one of these is...
If I had the money available I'd be willing to chase it. I think it's real.
Thanks, I'm always in the need of a good editor. I tend to dash off responses, and then post without proofreading.
Not if you're good and if you use very fine grit. Think about this, grinding is how the mirror finish fields are created on proof dies. See any...
Post mint damage by someone grinding off the obverse.
Yep, partial brockage. When is coin was struck there was a previosly struck cent partially overlapping the coining chamber between the planchet...
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