Then how did we get rid of Eisenhower? It's surprising they didn't continue with him when they switched to the small sized dollar, but as far as...
The Denver Mint was created back in 1862 when the government bought out the Clark-Grubber Co for $25,000 with the intention of converting their...
I still think part of the problem is that all of the artists in the Mints artist extension program have their primary training and specialized...
And use it to pay for all the stuff we import from there. Counterfeit trade dollars from the far east were a problem forty years ago as well.
Does not appear to be an 8/7.
The picture of the first isn't good and it could be struck through a late stage die cap, or it could be post mint damage. The second is post mint...
I think he may be talking about the stars, the 2007 and 2008 dollars didn't have them. When they removed the IGWT from the edge they had to...
Doesn't look like a die crack. I'm also thinking some kind of die deterioration.
Rodzm Ok you have sent your father the money to buy the coins, DO NOT wait for him to send them to you. Go ahead and get your auction(s) ready...
There are two different commissions that examine coinage designs and make recommendations. One selected the shield design and the other has...
I have seen two generations of PCGS holders in counterfeit slabs, but nothing that early. I don't see any of the signs that that is a fake slab.
Pyrbob is correct, most dealers have no really experience with errors and often can not identify them properly. This coin sounds intereting...
That should have been an interesting coin considering the 46-D was a Roosevelt. Finer and finer pumice stone tools, a buffing of the worked on...
There is a US coin before the 1793's, the 1787 Fugio cent which was authorized by the Congress and struck by private contractors for the US...
How many countries do you know that pay a lot of attention to international laws? Even we tend to ignore them if they don't suit our sensibilities.
Then you need to know your series. For early issues knowing die varieties really helps because so far the Chinese haven't done much of anything...
US customs isn't really the problem, it will be Indian customs where he will have problems if he has any.
Sure it does and it has been done all over the world when currencies have depreciated so much that the numbers start becoming inconvenient, the...
There is a theory that a lot of the 01-S quarters were lost during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. As to why they made so few, I...
Only if I can do it indoors.
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