To quote Mark Twain, "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated". So, JT can now join some illustrious ranks. Frank
"It is my understanding that one can actually counterfit coins as long as they are not reprensented as an orginal much like a painting but am not...
Speedy: Good luck on dumping the Franklins. But, I'd keep that 1955, at least. By the way: IIRC? Huh? Frank
Ruben: Darn, those are nice! That's the problem with Franklins, when they are circulated, boy, are they ugly! But when they are nice BU's they...
I chaecked Breen, and he does list a number of good varieties for the date, including a heavy date, thin numerals, and doubled date (very rare)....
Bill: I saw your note (above) and have ben seing this a lot lately. Since when do we have a VG-6? Is this the old VG-? I was always under the...
Exactly what your image is labeled, mini-coins. Sold as a fantasy item. They have no value (to a collector), but kids enjoy them. My son got a set...
"U.S. District Judge James Robertson ordered the Treasury Department to come up with ways for the blind to tell bills apart. He said he wouldn't...
I just ask my wife to do it. :)
First, yes it is (to my knowledge) illegal to deface US Currency. However, coins are not currency, that is paper money. [Webster's...
Bama: The zinc cent was started in 1982, with a copper coating. But, they made both the original & the new type of cent for that year. Frank
Frank: The reason for the delay in the printing of the Cherrypickers' Guide, as reported in Coin World, and in a letter from JT Stanton in the...
"I know that J.T. Stanton passed away which caused a lot of problems with Copyrights, Ownership, Printing Rights and the such but as Coin...
When was the last time that you got one in change? Frank
Where did you hear this? Since they are the same composition as the Sacagaweas, (junk metal, not very golden) I assumed (pardon the use of the...
Well, that is 8X face, I thought that it was closer to 9x. Frank
Hey what is wrong with a token? They only have a token value at the store. ;)
ed: Well, now ya tell me. Seriously, I just checked Wexler & Flynn's " The Authorative Reference on Lincoln Cents", and.... Nothing. There are...
edfau: Most of the 1955 'doubling' are the poorman's double dies. So named because it was/is a cheap way to plug that hole in your collection....
Speedy: Wow, if that is ligit toning, it is amazing. Frank
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