Yes it is.
It seems that the US is not the only country having problems with people wanting to melt down coins for the value of the metal contained in them....
They show up on Unc coins exactly because they are Unc. Unc coins have pristine surfaces, clean and unmarked. Circulated coins on the other hand...
I misread your question - I provided mintage numbers for the 1836 maundy coins.
It appears there is an error in the Krause catalog as this coin is not even listed past 1892, but with further searching the coin does exist. That...
Well, I can't find any such coin that was even minted in 1898 - so I'm confused.
Ooooops - misssed the part about modern :o
Tooled, puttied or lasered - those I'd have to see. The rest I agree with - especially the last part ;)
Yes it is, and just like almost every other coin cleaner on the market it contains thiourea, an acid. That's what eats away whatever is on the...
Spider where ya been ? Haven't seen ya in forever :hail:
Next time you need to get rid of that green crud, use something designed to get rid of green crud - Biox. You'll have better results.
Yup, it does.
Circulated is defined as having wear. If there is no sign of wear the coin is MS. A coin be in circulation and still be graded as MS. You can...
They didn't eat through it - it never toned there at all because of the fingerprints.
Slab says 66 - are you thinking it is a 67 ?
760,000 - XF $29 - Unc - $75 in order 7,920 4,752 4,488 4,158
Here ya go, he's got quite a few - Clark Smith
Indented error Partial collar
The scratch on the reverse will keep it out of a slab. Pics are too small to say for sure but it looks like it has MS details.
Hey now - somebody might. Like me :kewl:
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