I'll assume that you take good care of the guns, clean them regularly and keep them well oiled - right ? And you should. But now, think about...
It isn't.
Can't say that I have heard of it. But if it weighs the 3.11 gm - I'd probably be sending it in to have it authenticated.
The primary issue is time vs quantity. Think about it - we have 2 mints, each has to produce over a billion dollars, 1.2 billion quarters, 1.4...
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Just for the sake of argument, weigh any coin you wish and note the weight. Then take the very same coin to a jewelry shop and ask them to weigh...
The mint running these through at a rate of 1000 per minute - that's 16 coins every second. I'd say it's no wonder they have errors.
Just to satisfy my curiosity, would it be possible for you to weigh that coin ?
It's the rays on the right being flattened that make me think damage. That and the fact that the ray to the left of the E is flattened so deeply.
Sure, because there are a whole lot of people who don't know the facts.
Then as requested - HERE - is your book.
Oh they have the technology to do it, and do it quite well. What they don't have is the technology to do it quite well and very quickly. And to...
I gotta say damage.
No, a die clash is when the obverse die hits the reverse die because there is no coin planchet in the press. With the coin you have, the edge...
Without seeing a pic of the coin it's hard to say. The exact date and mint mark can make quite a difference as well as the condition of the coin....
At the present time we don't know that they don't. For now it is just conjecture - a guess as to what is happening and why. In time, you can bet...
People can say they are worth whatever - that doesn't mean you can sell them for that much. Currently it is illegal to melt cents and nickels - so...
I think I see what you mean, but a VAM guy I am not. CT member nesvt is the guy you want - hopefully he will see your post and reply.
That depends on you and how you store them. Yes the paper rolls can cause some toning. But if you keep the coins in a cool, dark and dry place...
I used to collect those sets, so I know what ya mean. And to be honest it could go either way. Some of the older sets had 2 pieces of tape across...
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