Yes Abe Lincoln has been on the quarter. He's on the IL state quarter. But no he was never on the quarter in 1865. (He was on some pattern...
The magnet information is only good for the cruder chinese counterfeits. On their quality jobs they are actually using the proper weight and...
Cents (Since) you've been gone by Kelly Clarkson?
You must be in the 35% tax bracket then. Capital gains rate on coins is 28% (Unless your personal rate is less than that in which case it is...
Unless the bank decides you haven't used it recently (Especially in CA where there have been cases where the inactivity was less than a year, and...
There is a book on Indiana tokens but it is way out of date. A new one is being worked on, and has been for a long time. One of the members of...
I'll have to go with my 12-S nickel as well.
Some Indian fanams get down to 4.5 mm
Are you sure the mintmark is an S? As S mint coin would as mentioned be a proof, and since proofs are struck at a higher pressure, and struck...
The area below the date is post mint damage, the area from the L to just beyond the I looks like it could be the result of a collar clash.
As said the Mint did not make Mint Sets in 82 or 83. They did make Souvenir sets, but they did have a copper mint medal in the sets, and the...
Very true, but what about an average or even below average set with one spectacular coin in it? I that case you do better to cut the spectacular...
Actually the entire Mint building was finished at The Dalles. And from what I recall silver brought to the CC mint was charged a surcharge that...
I find it to be better than anything else. :) Yes it works best on higher grade pieces, but what do you expect when the only differences between...
Most smelters don't mind sterling silver at all since they get so much of it from jewelry, silverware, and other products. Most fabricated silver...
The Noyes books are great but costly, and that book listed on Amazon as being by Noyes is NOT what you are looking for. I also do not recommend...
Actually Raider got it right, it was the result of improper annealing of the Planchets. This is according to Roger Burdette and he has seen and...
I swear I not really trying to nit-pick. Must have taken him a long time to give his blessing as Gobrecht was not hired by the mint until 1836....
Green18 is correct, a subscription does NOT get you at the front of the line as far as delivery goes, but if it does go on sale and there is a...
Roosevelt DID think Barber's coins were ugly, but they could not be touched without Congressional approval because they had not been in production...
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