I've never heard of filler being used - but they certainly did re-punch the mint marks - usually right on top of the old one.
Does anybody really think that they will only examine packages with a label or customs form saying they contain Iraqi coins ? I mean c'mon -...
I was hoping that's what you were gonna say :) Kinda disappointed though - I spent a large part of my life looking for original Proof sets...
Anything is possible - but I wouldn't expect much.
What you are calling the back is actually the front or the obverse of the coin. And in the picture you provided it is upside down. What you think...
A '38 Proof set in original packaging is almost unheard of today. It would indeed be a shame to ruin that. But I am hoping you are going to tell...
I'm inclined to agree that it may be some sort of collar error. First I've ever seen.
Please do post it.
To keep current with the laws pertaining to coinage it is easier to use this - Chapter 51 - Coins & Currency
Well I do try to be accurate with my posts - but I certainly make my share of mistakes as well. And if someone points one out to me, I thank them...
You may well be correct if talking about a specific coin. And it could also be that the document you speak of is no longer in force. For...
Me - pick a fight ?? :eek: Hardly - but a good discussion ? That you can always bank on ;)
Maybe - be a good thing if it does. I made a post a couple days ago that strongly reinforces my opinions on this subject. Strangely it did not...
We do - you can use the Open Forum and/or the Auction Forum to make buy, sell or trade offers. But these forums have rules that must be followed....
If you wish to be assured that your coins are genuine and that the assigned grade is even somewhat close - you have 4 choices and only 4 choices...
The size of a coin was generally dictated by two things - its denomination and its metal content. The denomination determined value and for the...
if you are talking about verdigis, the green colored corrosion often seen on coins, YES it can and will spread to other coins if it comes into...
The US Mint buys the gold & silver it uses for coinage on the open market - it can come from anywhere. They manufacture the ASE, AGE and APE for...
It's not a farthing. The size of the coin is one way to tell, but there is another. The farthings of the period had a much smaller bust on the...
Howdy TeamSpeed - Welcome to the Forum !! If it is an error, it is the first of its kind that I have ever heard of. I suggest you do a few...
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