The term recutting is actually almost always incorrectly used. Very little engraving or recutting has ever been done on US coins. Recutting...
Smile when you say that pardner. :) In the past two weeks I've spent $725 to get five Conder tokens I need. (OK 9 other pieces I didn't need...
I say it is most definitely a cracked planchet. I think what you called a cud on the obverse up there near the head is post mint damage though.
What kind of sticker is it? there are people who collect coins with business advertising stickers on them and they will sometime pay a...
Don't make that assumption. Since there are tens of thousands of varieties of ancient coins, just because he hasn't seen that one doesn't mean it...
Short answer. Until 1965 our coins were a solid alloy. Since 1965 they have been coppernickel "clad" or bonded to a pure copper core. Usually...
1. One holder is P one is D. This is also the last year for the double mint set so there should be two coins of each denomination from each...
Mintages of Proof Sacs 2000 4 million 2001 3.1 million 2002 3.2 million (The figures shown in the Redbook only include the proofs in the...
Plastic? The 1957 mint sets were packaged in cardboard holders not plastic. If this is a mint set in a plastic holder it has already been broken...
Definitely sounds like a fantasy piece sold as a souvineer at Civil War battle sites etc. The Confederacy DID strike half dollars, over a...
You know, that was the same argument used back in the early 1960's for why it didn't make any sense to hoard silver coins. 100 pounds of...
So they sold 50,000 the first day, it took 4 more days to sell the next 25,000 (6,250 per day) and now 14 days to sell the next 35,000 (2,500 per...
I don't follow the question. The first lnk shows a page that pictures one side of the Confederate seal and the other takes you to a page that...
Unprecedented, but from reports from some of the little guys who got caught up in the ACG lawsuit, they have been unable to get ANY money out of...
Yes that is the late date book. There have been two editions. The first was a looseleaf version that had both authors. I didn't know if the...
Why are there 11 grades of MS on coins? Say you have coins from mint sets they never circulated. Why do we need multiple grades on those? Did...
Most EACers store their coins in 2X2 envelopes with cotton liners. There are several good books For the early dates Sheldon's Penny Whimsey is...
Global is a grading service that has been around since Nov of 2001. It was founded by two respected members of the numismatic community. Most...
Think about it. If you look at mintage figures you will see tha the VAST majority of all wheat cents were struck in the 1940's and 50's. So if...
I would like to get one eventually just as an example of a process the mint engages in as part of their overall processes. I would like a piece...
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