Most cities had them back then, the automat was a big thing for awhile in the 50's and early 60's. I remember just one once but the memory is...
Maybe it was just something special considering Coin World is a WEEKLY publication. :)
Are you looking for words that mean coins, money in general, or specific coin or paper money denominations? There are quite a few terms for...
Only Bristol I know of is in Great Britain.
Half grades are retarded? Yet you constantly hear people talking about a coin being "High end", "low end", and "solidly" graded. That is third...
Bad photo. All the light being reflected by the white 2X2's is causing the scanner/camera he is using to reduce the exposure. The 2X2 still...
Find a copy of the Coin World Almanac, specifications and weight tolerances for all US coins including the older ones. World coins are a little...
I don't think he meant 70% of spot for the total weight but 70% of spot for the gold weight is probably fine. 70% of spot for the total weight of...
All the Mint people are busy training the new government bureaucracy on the proper way to handle health care.
ANACS has done problem coins including acid dated coins since at least 1990. Today PCGS and NGC would probably put them in their "genuine but...
Compugrade It is small like the old ANACS slab but slightly thicker. They used a denser plastic so it feels solid and substantial in your...
The 1982 P no initials half dollar was a result of die abrasion. The initials WERE on the die when it was made. It is not a true die variety.
I see no problem with that. Now if you are confusing gay with pedophile that would be a different matter (And most pedophiles are usually...
I know I have heard of a very few reports of undertypes, but darn few confirmed examples. In most cases they are just double struck coins, more...
No it was not, but it comes the closest to a real connection between the US and the conder tokens. The Liberty and Commerce die was a "stock" die...
I'm not aware of a die crack that is diagnostic for the 14/3 Buffalos, and frankly since they come from more than one die I don't think there...
I don't follow the TV coin shows that much to really know who is on them, but I do know Robert Chambers was a coin dealer, and a rather large...
True, but take the Breen authentication with a grain of salt. Breen authenticated many branch mint proofs etc which later lost their status as...
I don't see a torch head or real lettering on the rims, just damage and imagination.
Could be a die scratch, or even a die chip. Hard to say.
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