Fair enough rlm, I used a poor example. Should have used higher numbers. But the point I am making is that the total cost is the total cost,...
Yeah, it's supposed to be a Y. But it is not even the right shape and the rest of the letters are gone. Or rather, I don't think they were ever...
Possible, but not likely. Do you know why ? Precisely because there are so few of them. For a coin to gain great value it needs to come from a...
Why do you think it is a Proof ? Based on the pics I would not, the surface is much too rough.
griff - To be quite honest with you this kind of thing happens all the time. After a loved one passes, or they decide to give their life long...
Based on this - " WARNING! - The coin illustrated above sold on Ebay (#3919986756) on July 12, 2004 for $510.19. It is believed to be a...
It's sad when ya can't trust the Red Book isn't it.
Did you miss the part where he said - and then he said - $150 - $300.
You are comparing apples to oranges.
There is and never has been any such proposal.
Which is exactly why I said - "Now, a word of warning, be careful what you ask for. You just might get it. But it's very likely that it won't be...
Says who ? You can charge for anything you want as long as you are up front about it. I'll never understand why people get upset about shipping...
I'm tempted to say it looks like that one was caused by heat because of the way the jacket is bulging.
They can be different colors because it all depends on how much copper settles on the coin when it is in the annealing oven.
More interesting is the raised metal behind Lincoln's neck. I'd guess the die was coming apart and likely caused the weak strike as well.
Looks like a die chip.
If the lines are raised, and it appears they are in the pic, then it is an error. Cause ? Possible die gouges or excessive polishing. Also...
Nothing is missing, all it is is that some of the clad layer, the silver colored part, got pushed down over the edge when the coin was struck thus...
My WAG - the die broke which caused the raised line and pieces of the broken die also caused a strike-thru.
They're the same thing Speedy.
Separate names with a comma.