They were "sealed" but not always well. Yes they could be popped open with a knife blade but usualy not without showing signs of tampering. The...
Yes, coin mechanisms before the late 70's possibly early 80's were mechanical and judged the coin by diameter and weight and sumetimes ha a probe...
This is only true through 1990 for P and D and 1985 for S mint coins. After those dates the mintmark was part of the master hub so if the die...
OK I found his ebayauction for the coin....
None of the proof set cases from 1999 to 2007 are sealed and all of them can be opened and closed without damage.
I can't give you a link to the one he had posted, but I can give you a link to an offcentered one in a PCGS slab Let me know if you want it.
But the dollar coins last longer. Over the lifespan of the coin you would have to replace the paper dollar so many times that it would actually...
On the British Trade dollars the mintmark was on the middle prong of Brittainia's trident.
I can't prove it but I suspect it may have been another way of demonstrating our "independence" from Great Britain. During the colonial era and...
Possibly "straight" since they were solid date rolls. Straight can be used as a synonym for all. So Wt St 1954 means Wheat, all 1954.
Sensitive metal detectors. They are able to detect the fillings in your teeth, if you have had a pin inserted for a broken bone etc. and I'm sure...
We will have the lettered edge on the dollars until at least 2009, and there are also "double struck edge" Washington dollars as well. They are...
Correct, todays cent is has a puchasing power of believe it or not 1/25th the purchasing power the half cent had when it was decided that it was...
True, but the vast majority of sellers seem to think that they need to send them by Priority Mail because they think it will get to the buyer...
It's not a die crack, and I don't think it is a strikethrough. I think Vitagen is on the right track. It looks like a lamination in the outer...
Longacre doubling is present when the dies are created. a properly finished die has the surfaces basined sufficiently to remove the traces of the...
Well apparently someone brought it to their attention because they pulled the lot.
You notice that the 1 oz is not available individually, but from the price of the set it is apparent that it is still included in the set. Either...
The New New slab was introduced during the first week of Sept 2007. I expect a new variety of the New New slab before much longer to increase the...
The coin does look odd but from what I see I don't believe it has been melted and I think it probably is a major die break. It looks like the...
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