So, they "become money" at the moment the "coiner" (person in charge on the coining room floor?) gives those huge bags of coins over to the person...
Well, I think we'd better these guys to knock it off: http://www.coinnews.net/2013/10/04/how-the-philadelphia-mint-polishes-dies-to-make-proof-coins/
Yeah, that makes sense, but I'm talkin' about "officially," as in when the gov't considers a coin to "become money" when it is calculated...
I'm not ignorin ya....
Oh! Now I have two versions of when a coins becomes money (at the US Mint): 1) at the moment it is struck 2) after inspection/release by "coiner"
Thanks! That was the "wet" method? And I'm guessing that they used taping and diamond paste grinding as a standard procedure with acid etching?
For these coins sent out from the Mint, Assay Office, Treasury: They are legal tender from the minute they are STRUCK at the mint, not when...
Oh, all right then. Here. You get a cookie. With frosting and sprinkles. Just take ONE now! [ATTACH]
So, sandblasting was the "dry etching" method before the laser? Okay then! Thanks! BTW, I'm surprised the tape stays put on the surface of the...
I am just wondering how frosting was applied to proof dies prior to the current laser application process. I learned about the pickling (acid)...
Okay, I'll change my guess: I'm going with longshot's guess: AU Details!!
Uhh...
Wow! Holy rotatedness!
Yeah, that's what I meant: SP-66. I've gotten a new keyboard and my fingers aren't used to the positioning of the key just yet, so it LOOKED...
The answer is: MS-63.
Your "Prooflike" PL designated Hungarian coins remind me of the coins in South Korean 2000-2004 "Foreign Gift set" mint sets. These coins were...
I'm guessing that this controversy over grading standards (changing over time, published/not published) hasn't hurt their business model, has it?...
Not sure this is a "thing" yet or not, but here goes: To alleviate the "I can easily learn things via internet" phenomenon among us coin...
This is one I'd like to get sometime... But the availability and PRICE...! Oof.
I like when the mods are asleep... we can get all "edgy" and stuff.
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