The Wayte Raymand book was the standard reference before the Redbook. It was also the book that Eliasburg used for building his collection. If...
It's not "busted", they deliberately took it out of service. Due to crummy programing if you had someone elses name and order number you could...
Better try clearing things again. Displaced means to be moved from its current location. So a displaced mintmark would be one that has been hit...
Even if his weights are right none of his coins are errors because they still fit with mint tolerances. But I will agree with Mike there is no...
A couple dollars. Undated off-center LMC are very common.
Weight would be an important consideration. What does it weigh? If the weight is normal then it is basicly a discolored coin. If it is...
How could a grease filled die cause RAISED lumps on the coin?
Everyone always says that Coin collecting is dying because if you go to a show and loot around you see a lot of old white guys a relatively few...
But many of the better errors will not fit in a roll. You have a better chance for them in bags. But if you buy the small bags that the mint...
I agree the 1806 is a fake, but I would not use the bifurcated feet as a definitive diagnostic since that is present on many genuine early coins...
As I have mentioned in the past, wher I live the government offices refuse to accept cash in payment of taxes, at least property taxes. Check or...
From what I see it could just be gunk. (Took awhile forme o "work out" where the E was as well.)
Hmmm, maybe for all the decendants of the runaway slaves that escaped to Canada? :)
This is the same coin that was listed in another auction in another thread as a 99/8 where it was pulled by the seller after we pointed out to him...
#1 shows die deterioration and it probably also shows the effect of a worn master hub. As the master hub was used year after year it slowly...
I'd rather have the first one.
No, anything can be a medium of exchange. You can agree to accept belly button lint, but that does not make BB lint a legal tender. No they...
You know GD, I never considered it but your right, they do meet the definition of coins. Issued by a government authority and intended to...
Several of the 74 bronze clad steel cents were recovered by one of the foundry workers at least one, possibly more were sent to Coin World for...
Looks like someone ground the rims off.
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