You are correct - 1959 and later. It's the reverse design that is different - prior to '59 it was wheat stalks - after '59 the Lincoln Memorial.
Well - yes you can sell it for more. Silver is worth about $7 oz. So each silver half dollar you find is worth its melt value, or about $2.50....
Jim - if you can still return it - I would.
I stand corrected - I'm mixing up my grading companies :o
Howdy mnmark - Welcome to the Forum !! CT could easy be right - they make a magicians coin such as he describes to hold another coin inside.
Take the pic at an angle, the toning will show up ;)
Well they are right in a way - they are not rare. There are many ways to define rare - but to me rare means 10 or less exist. But in 67 & up -...
Safe ?? That depends. The coins may be of lower qulaity than normal. I don't think I'd ever do it unless I could see the coins in hand. And if you...
Learning to identify counterfeits generally requires experience. You have to be familiar enough with the type of coinage to know what it is you...
Howdy smokey - Welcome to the Forum !! Coins like this have no particular value to speak of - it is likely a filled die error. Dirt, grease and...
My reasoning for using Air-Tites is quite simple. I figure that any coin I care enough about to collect - it's worth less than 50 cents it costs...
Yup - sure do ;)
No they do not. But more importantly to me - they provide a hard surface between the coin and the outside world that prevents the coin from being...
It's definitely not French. I thought perhaps it was Hungarian with that mitre on the reverse. But if it is - I can't find it :confused:
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