If it was produced after passage of the Hobby Protection Act in 1973, the COPY stamp is required by law, otherwise the producer could be charged...
And based on the different color of the metal where someone tried to scrape off the COPY stamp, it's not silver.
The date punches were prepared each year and vary in size and orientation. From 1872-1880 the date goes straight across. 1859-1871 and 1882-1909...
I have the Snow books at home. I can check tonight if nobody else comes up with an answer.
Based on the composition of the World Coins in Early America set, it's on my list, too.
This is the rest of my set. Not very far along yet. I have another coin on the way for another slot.
Nice coin (3 years late)! Here's mine [IMG]
Just picked this one up for my set. Prime number date, too. I quite like it. [ATTACH]
2 for 2, I guess. The strike weakness on the reverse shouldn't be mistaken for wear. I was looking at those spots closely, and didn't see any of...
I would call the coin XF45. A little too much wear for AU for my tastes. Eagle's breast is a high point of the design and will show wear...
Will 3 and 4 be distinguishable from each other outside the packaging? If not, there's no reason to order quantites of circulation strikes...
The indentation on the eagle's breast is simply a heavy hit from the edge of another coin. I can't tell if the mint mark is an S/S from the...
At thousands of coins per week, a single real photographer isn't going to do the trick. They have to produce assembly line, yet consistent...
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