Howdy happypooche - Welcome to the Forum !! Can you tell us anything more about what you mean by "missing S" ? I am not aware of any coins of...
karrlot - have you considered seeking help ?? :p :D :D
Well Spider the first thing you need to do is determine what the top material actually is - it could be many things. Personally I wouldn't bother...
Howdy redneck - Welcome to the Forum !! If Conder stops by he can provide a more detailed answer, but the mint experimented with aluminum...
Black beauties are well known and often command high prices among nickel collectors. They are not limited to being found with just the one date...
I hope it was somebody other than me because I have not received them :confused:
Yes they are both thalers - as indicated by EIN.
They are Prussian thalers - first one is KM #471. Value is about $50 according to Krause. Second one is KM #419. Value listed as $90.
I don't think it's mechanical doubling - looks like an RPM to me. New ones are found all the time. There are quite a few listed on CONECA for this...
Congrats Rickie !!
Actually - they ALL are :D
vision - I've posted this many times before, I guess it's time to do it again :) Roll Buyer's Guide
If they do - it's a change from the norm. It has been normal to find higher quality coins from the Denver mint for many, many years. As to why...
I think it got run over by a train ;)
2coins - email the pic to me and I'll post it for you. gdjmsp@qwest.net
Submit the coin for authentication and attribution - let them see it in hand. If you prefer not to send it to CONECA - send it to ANACS.
:eek: :eek: :eek: Sure looks like the first one to me !!
Because it was the only one ever graded that high. Of course it didn't stay "graded that high". That coin is a story all unto itself - one that...
For the state quarters - if you found them in circulation and have no interest in collecting them - you might try trading them to other collectors...
Post the pic - we'll see what we see :)
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