The simple answer is that the two mints did not switch lg/sm date or copper/zinc at the same time as each other. Denver switched to zinc later in...
The official inaugural medal is made by a private mint not the US Mint. It's been that way since the very early 20th century.
Nice token, Middlesex D&H 317. Nicer than mine, I have an XF-40. I seems to be a popular token but fortunately seems to be more common than it's...
Toad I hate you. :D That happens to be a piece I need for my own collection. It's a D&H 1065 and was a genuine trade token used as change (and...
Looks like a partial collar to me.
Can't tell if the die crack is a crack or a lamination. At the bottom it may be a slight grease fill, The date is just damaged, something has...
Weighing to determine whether the plating is missing or not isn't going to tell you anything. The mint tolerance on the weight of the cent is +/-...
The "S" has to be a coincidence in the metal because it does not match the shape of an S mintmark. The vertical bars are from a die clash.
Also a simple die crack would not really bring a premium either foreign or domestic.
I would almost wonder about lathe lines.
As a general rule the Mint abhors the idea of making a rare circulation coin. (They don't mind a rarity they can sell to th collectors at a...
I'm not sure about that. I thought under the new 7 days return policy they said they would no longer reimburse for postage. It doesn't say that...
And then back down again as the coins disappear from circulation and people forget about them, and interest focuses more on the current lowest...
Correct on both counts. The problem as I see it is the Section 8 gave CONGRESS the power to borrow money and therefore the right to create paper...
Carl, you seem to have missed my third, fourth, and fifth sentences.
Hype kicked in a year ago. The question will be is the hype still working a year or two from now.
Peace dollar
Besides the mint strikes based on what the Federal Reserve orders
And don't forget April 1st the Federal cigarette tax is going up about 60 cents a pack.
I don't see how you could get around those rules at all. Which means when you make a claim for a high value item they can deny it even though it...
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