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Not really, these were made as counters or game pieces not counterfeits and were clearly marked by their maker. There were other makers of...
At least some times in the past the mints site HAS dumped everyone off at noon to provide an even playing field. (because some people were signing...
Not a fantasy, or at least not a modern one. Struck in England, probably a little before the 1820's. You'll find it listed in the Redbook in the...
I've seen a lot of turkeys on coins, and the mint is issuing a whole series of dollars with a LOT of turkeys on them :D
Did you miss the part about the long pants? You can't see the hose.
That is a going to be a tough search. Are you collecting the albums? or are you wanting the albums because you collect thos coins? I have the...
In the early years at the mint they were still learning how to properly harden the dies. They had a real problem in those years with the central...
Tried the thigh-highs but couldn't come up with the garter belt. Actually until I lost the hair up on top I used to look a LOT like Walter Breen....
Think about it. The design will have certain stress points and those points develop die cracks. Since the other years have the same design they...
The government didn't seized that many finished coins and they would not have circulated them. The reason there are so many circulated coins is...
Because the outer edge of the die sees the most metal movement of the planchet metal and deteriorates faster than the areas closer in. So the...
Yes, but the mintages are also much lower. So even if they produce errors at the same rate there will still be many fewer errors available.
Beginning in the 1840 the Mint began using four digit logotype punches for he dates. Typically by the 1850's and later they would use the same...
I can understand them not having mintages of the varieties, but after 32 years still not knowing the final mintage of the silver bicentennials has...
Mark, I reformatted the survival information in a Word document and emailed it this morning.
Probably not, and odds are fairly good that if you gave the coin to that grader next week he wouldn't either. Even the professionals at the...
I'll agree there. I work at the local hospital in the admissions area. This hospital has been around for 106 years, admissions is open 24/7....
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