Yeah ya could, but not at the US Mint. The mint was the storehouse for the nations gold & silver supply. Getting to the building was tougher than...
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Yeah, me too :D Yeah, I have the old issues. I want to say it was in the series of articles done by Burdette on Proofs but can't swear to it....
That's what you have with the CONECA list. It is the most up to date list there is.
Look at the title now.
You do realize that you would have to destroy the building to get the cornerstone out ?? And since it was a US Mint - that would have been rather...
Not at all, you are correct it is descended from that. As was the cap given to the freed slaves.
clad - from everything I have always read this is not true. There was even a recent article in Coin World that contradicts this. Can you elaborate ?
My point is that the most common reason there is for counterfeiting coins is to be able to spend them as currency. Think about it - the US Mint...
They confiscated about 3 million of them about 2 years ago - Sackies.
Try this thread - HERE
It's not that I am a purist - far from it. But consider this - as I said earlier the most common reason that someone uses Nic-A-Date is so they...
Admitedly it is a fine line to walk and one easy to cross over. Also one hard to judge when it is crossed. I'll let stand what is, but let's be...
Just about everbody does actually.
It's simple, I don't like it because it then becomes an altered coin. I don't like coins with added or removed mint marks either. To me, there is...
It's magic :D
Elaine - they sold out the first day.
I do believe that the reason your theory is not given consideration is because the cornerstone is still there. They just don't know exactly which...
Very true Mike, and the examples that are like the coin you pictured are indeed to easy to recognize. However, the other coins you mentioned, that...
The Federal Reserve tells the mint how many to make each year, only they tell them the year before. The same is true with all denominations.
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