When the edge was lettered on these coin it was applyed by rotating the planchet between two edge dies each of which contained half of the...
It confuses a lot of people. The thing is you are NOT trying to grind out part of an incuse design. Instead you are grinding away the flat...
How do you thinkit got to be an AU coin? 120 years ago it had a LOT of bare hands on it.
Is the A actually MISSING, or does it just not show up well because it is not frosted? (Remember the 2003 proof cents with the "missing " 3.)
Right, the date Lincoln died and the date the Titanic sank. I sometimes wonder if that was why the chose that date for Income tax day. Put all...
900fine, if they have a special preview catalog for his middle date collection like they did for his early dates, do you think you could pick up a...
You got it. The 1986 mint set was the lowest mintage clad set until the 1995 and 97 sets. It "snuck up" on people and when it was realized the...
Here is a nice one that was brought up on the EAC Region 8 mail list [IMG] [IMG] This is a pretty decent looking 1830 large cent. Nothing really...
I just checked some prior prices on the President series mint medals. Back in 1990 they were $1.35 each, in 1984 they were $0.75 each. (The...
That is a very early NGC sample slab and was intended for distribution to dealers rather than the general public (due to the expense of the coin...
OK, I concede. Once you rotated the reverse into the correct upright position it became clear. Believe it or not in the original picture I was...
I'd say the digits of the date are not right either. Is it just me or is that 9 unreasonably large compared to the rest of the digits? And I...
The way I read this is that Coins are not a precious item, and unmounted gemstones that are accompanied by a certificate form an independent...
Gone for a few days and I almost missed a good Conder token thread. Let me make one correction, this token is definitely a mule and the obverse...
The ANS is a very scholorly organization and although they are well known for the early american and colonial numismatics, their main focus is mor...
I'd say the dies on the punch press were becoming worn and in need of replacing. It left the edges of the blanks rougher than usual and the...
As I said on the other forum. Lower mintage means fewer dies and dies are replaced more often before they have a chance to fail.
Demand is not as great right now as it was last year when silver was going over $20 and everyone thought it was going to go even higher. Back...
Mark, that is the 166 again and it can't be that one, the crack is going through the wrong location on the 1. I see th crack as going through the...
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