Dies are slightly convex. They come together in the center first and then as the dies come closer the metal flows OUTWARD radially from the...
Distance adjustment btween the edge die and te pressure roller was set wrong. Too much space between them. Minor but interesting error in my opiion.
In what respect? This was just your run of the mill circulation coin. It didn't receive any special treatment or care. If it is identifiable...
Looks like it mght be. But the very first step, as I always say in cases like this, is what does it weigh? Don't say "It seems lighter", or "it...
They do it routinely. The routine is you have to call them and ask for it. :)
The uncirculated ones you can buy directly from the Mint have a W mintmark and you pay a significant premium for them (because they call them...
It is true that no coin has ever sold for $15 million. . .yet. I sometimes wonder what the other 1849 double eagle would sell for when it reappears.
You never answered my question. Does my description of what the edge may look like, match with what the coin actually looks like?
The security strips started with the 1990 series notes. Spray a little spray starch on your paper money and they will all come up as...
If you like search for and saving MAD coins that's fine. If you are hoping for some premium value then you have to realize that the only ones...
Two more, there are three 1864's. 1864 Coppernickel, 1864 Bronze and 1864 L.
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Yes, be very careful doing so because if it is full the walls of the glass bottle aren't strong enough to support the weight of the coins and they...
If you manage to get a one per date set plus the two S mint coins you only need the other two varieties of 1864 to have a full set with all the...
The 1996 twenties came out in 1998. There were a lot of wild rumors flying about at the time about how they were going to be recalled and would...
There have been plenty of reports in the past of the mint emails not arriving until after the coins arrived
According to reports it was found in a roll of Adams dollars. Which would make sense because in order to get the lettered edge the Sac dollar...
In that case it is probably just discolored or plated. As mentioned earlier if they actually circulate they do go through a stage where they take...
Believe it or not if you can find someone who has one, often a low end scanner will often work better on coins than a high end one. Scanners are...
This just goes to prove that Lewis and Clark were truely lost.)
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