Actually the weight of the trime was changed. The overall weight was reduced from .8 grams to .75 grams, but since the fineness of the coin was...
Since I assume they will have an image of the medal on the coin, which version do you think they will show? (Each branch of the military has...
OK so what'sthe percentage for registered mail? I know it's low, I'm curious how low.
Most of them. There are probably a few that don't but they would be few and far between.
If you can make a convincing business strike die that many would have difficulty telling from a genuine then making a proof would be childs play.
Unfortunately when it comes to the Shield nickels it is flawed. The proof shield nickels often were struck only once and as I mentioned the edges...
Those have been out for some time now.
First thought is WHY?, Second thought is the add is very confusing about what you are actually getting. It says they are gold plated proofs, it...
Registered Mail, could you estimate what percentage of each class of mail is lost? First clas, priority, insured under $200, insured over $200,...
I like Leadfoot's and 900fine's suggestions. PCGS often gets very excited when they implement something someone else has done before.
What if you don't care if your heirs get a big windfall profit from your coins? If they get full value great, if they don't well I don't care,...
So if we find a ridiculous auction on eBay at a high price that means we should not buy there either? Why do you say that? You can get toned...
Don't forget South Dakota, same person on both sides. (same goes for the New Jersey quarter and the Lincoln Memorial cent but those are a little...
Defacing or destroying coins is perfectly legal. (Defacing CURRENCY so as to render it unfit to be reissued IS illegal.)
No it is a cointhat is struck between (Usually*) the anvil die and a coin stuck to the face of the hammer die. It results in a coin that has a...
The venezuela coins were 1876 and 1877 not 1887 and there were no mint contracts for coins or planchets for foreign coins that would have...
On the shield nickels you can't depend on the squared edge to identify a proof. Identifying proofs from business strikes on this series is an...
I like the concept of the Gettysburg and Antietam halves, only problem is they won't circulate. To me a commemorative is supposed to get people...
Really? What happened in 1987 that I missed? :)
Well a petition probably won't do anything since the law supersedes it. If he really wanted to do something about it he should have introduced...
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