Problem with that idea. In order for the rim to get down in below the lettering of the motto the the coin would have to be tipped which would put...
A lot? An insignificant number considering that represents less than 1% of the mintage from one mint.
Just another chunk of bullion with an olf, but pretty design. Apparently the US reached its peak in the early 20th century and had been a has...
Heritage typically uses NGC.
I have to admit I did consider it back in 2000 when the $25 bags of DE quarters were being purchased by idiots for $1,000 apiece. Empty bags and...
Sometime the alteration is very expertly done and actually looks like it was made that way but usually they are much more crudely done, sometimes...
And for the deeper and clearer lettering you need to letter the edges at a slower speed which means either more machines, space, employees, and...
It was a result of silly counterproductive laws. The first law required that the machines be able to accept them, then almost immediately...
Well they will typically be new canvas bags and sewn shut by an industrial machine. Most people do not have access to the industrial machines to...
Proofs may possibly tone faster because I believe they go through a final cleaning step after striking that the Unc coins do not. This leaves the...
And next year we get the same edge lettering on the Sac dollars as well. Usual problem, the shear number of coins we make. If the foreign coins...
No they don't (unfortunately) and in fact the law now requires the motto to be moved from the edge back to either the obv or rev of the coin (I...
I can tell you exactly but it will take some research time. Get back to me in about 11 years.
They have several of those "potty" coins up for auction tomorrow, several box coins as well. I am impressed. I've never see that many of them up...
First error by paper was calling it a double die and not a doubled die. There second mistake was in describing what happened in the creation of...
Coin that might be liable to confiscation by the government, counterfeits, 1974 or 75 aluminum cents, 1984 copper clad steel cents, 1933 double...
But Amazon, Ebay, LL Bean etc do not manufacture the items they sell like the restaurants and the mint do The Booker T, GW Carver, and Jackie...
I don't think the type of light would have too much of an effect. The key thing is the amount of heating the light souce provided to the coin. I...
Began April 1860 and ended Nov 1861.
A reverse search for the exact address returns no listings. A search for the building returns 52 occupants none of which is a coin business. A...
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