The fact that it is a stemless wreath is a big clue too.
Probably, check with NGC they probably have a holder that will fit it.
I looked in Roger Burdette's Redbook of Peace Dollars and he says it was found in 2007 and grades VF. (He also says it was offered in a Stacks...
Probably a typo and he meant $12.50
What would you expect to find in "truly unsearched" wheat cents considering that something like 95% of all the wheat cents were struck in the...
Whenever I appraise coins for someone I always tell them that I will give them what I think an honest dealer would pay them for the coins, but...
Ah hockey pucks!
I agree, an encasement piece. Too bad I don't think I've ever seen an encasement with a coppernickel cent in it before.
My question is, is it an 1803, 05, or an 1806. OK got it. 1806 C-1
I thought it was an AU? Could be wrong. The question is, are there others? If you know what to look for they would be easy to spot, even in...
And the Denver mint at least DID have presses capable of striking coppernickel clad half dollars. They had the reworked WWII ammunition presses...
Hard to say. The only thing I can say is for some reason different areas of coins tend to become "magnets" for grease fills. On DE quarters the...
They were introduced back in 2007, but other than on the Presidents and a couple other coin types for the most part they are not used. Probably...
An EARLY NGC case??? That slab style was first used in April 2008. Stars have been around since about 2001. And the invoice numbers on the...
Best choice would be to put a smaller silica gel pack inside the ziplock. The 40 gram pack will be trying to dry out the air inside the SDB, but...
The 4 is commonly weak on these coins.
That's because most coin collectors are exactly that, COIN COLLECTORS. They are not numismatists, nor are they numismatic bibliophiles. I have...
Yep, simple answer is the plaque the design of the cent was based on, and the photo of Lincoln the plaque was based on both show Lincoln facing...
The CCAC is merely an advisory body. They review designs and give advice and suggestions on designs submitted o them. They have no power to...
The "doubling" around the letters looks to me more like some form of die deterioration. There looks to be something around the cacti that may be...
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