Die clash. What you are seeing is the back edge of Lincoln's shoulders.
First comment, copper is not measured on the troy scale so there are 16 standard oz to the pound for copper, not 12 troy oz. So there are 146...
None of them. Why? Because I don't do moderns anymore (and haven't for ages) and these are all after 1836.
Not only does the number shrink, but the definition of "budget" keeps changing. When they started the Budget table area nothing could be over...
As said it can be a tough call on a lightly cleaned coin. Sometimes they will call it cleaned just because they see a small patch of hairlines...
I'd say it is not a blank planchet. The rims aren't right for either a blank or a planchet. A blank has no raised rim and a planchet has a...
Budgood's 1860 is from different dies than the other two 1860 fakes. I know times were hard then but I still think the daily wage at the time was...
Could be a price code either his or the person he got them from. Say a simple code where A =1 B=2 C=3 etc . and the rolls were $13 each.
Actually n 1865 the serif broke off the D on the reverse Master hub and a great many of the reverse dies from 1865 on are missing the serif. The...
Yosemite on California, Mt Rushmore on SD.
I have been at some that had signs prohibiting photographs, and you may find that some dealers and collectors will also object to you taking...
Looks good to me, but as mentioned possibly cleaned.
No I hadn't. Decent S-1 but more than I can afford. That thing went for close to twice what my week in the hospital cost.
Actually I believe they plan on moving them to a different section or site and they won't appear in the regular searches. So they will "cancel"...
A lot of the nickel alloy proofs from the 1860's to 1890's have little mirror finish as well. It can be very difficult to tell mintstate and...
I feel for you, I was strictly on dial up for a long time and I'm still on dial up about half the time on the weekends. The rest of the time I'm...
This isn't just for Virginians. It would help to make it a successful attempt if it had the support of the representatives and senators of the...
If it actually was light enough to be below legal weight it would also no longer be legal tender but receivable only at its bullion value....
Neither the 243 or the 259 is scarce. The 243 is an R-2 and the 259 is a low R-3. And the 243 is not a large date small fraction, that would be...
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