But again, what tells you that the debris originated at the Mint? Did you find the coin with this debris inside a sealed mint or proof set?
In 1955, they worked those poor dies to death. Repeatedly.
[ATTACH] Clearly, US Customs should've just taken the shipment for granite.
Okay, I have questions. 1) Are these flecks really "copper colored"? The color balance on the original photo makes the coin look almost like...
My guess is "in a CAC slab, with at least two layers of added stickers, and with the whole agglomeration sealed in an outer slab from still...
Look at the stars, especially obverse. Look at the denticles, especially obverse. Look under the O and L in DOLLAR. This isn't a VAM, it's a...
Sorry, I meant to add "...as long as eBay doesn't screw up". According to reports I've read here and elsewhere, that sometimes happens. It never...
500-600 miles on an 11-gallon fillup here, just sayin'... :troll:
Looks like someone may have been trying the old "whittle down a cent and get a vending machine to take it as a dime" trick. With a zinc cent,...
Do any of the TPGs include a "FABULOUS" designation?
As I understand laser cleaning, it relies on the fact that surface contaminants are darker/less reflective than clean metal, and that they conduct...
I saw it too, and yes, I believe it was taken down that quickly.
LOL, I'll be wearing my bike helmet just in case we both go for the same one at the same time.
Given his other listings, I wouldn't touch that double eagle with someone else's money. He might have come across a legitimate valuable coin, but...
I'm also factoring in the risk of a charley horse, a more serious self-injury, and getting hit by a vehicle in the parking lot. ;) Honestly,...
So the stars are incuse -- were they struck into the hub for the last die, or into each individual coin?
Looks like the Smithsonian Polishing Brigade got to it... :(
The same alloy is used for the outer clad layers of dimes, quarters, halves, and Ike/SBA dollars, which is part of the reason you rarely see clad...
In my (limited personal and somewhat-less-limited secondhand) experience, banks care a whole lot about fake US paper money. Less about change, as...
And the nickel's composition has been stable (save WWII) for over 150 years, so there's been no temptation for people to take the older ones out...
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