Not a real coin. According to Wikipedia, the weight is within tolerance for 1.00 troy oz of silver.
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Some people save them because they think they'll be worth something more than $0.50 someday. Personally, I don't; not even the 1987's and other...
Probably not.
I only have a few years' worth of experience, so take this for what it's worth. My $0.02 is that it's a free country, and a polite request such...
So it seems that it actually didn't "save his life" if the coin has that little damage.
You would think that a bullet would do more damage to a gold coin...
As far as *I* know it is not. The distance between the "A" and the "M" and the position of the "FG" are for wide/narrow.
Can't tell from your pics. Sorry. http://www.error-ref.com/transitional-reverse-1988-1c-with-reverse-of-1989/
The crossbar on the G is not a "pickup" sign for wide/close AMs.
I assume you're talking about these from the U.S. Mint? I'd be curious to see if anyone actually does this. I've heard that some dealers buy the...
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Looks like a "wide" to me, but I believe that a "close AM" is the one to look for in 1992.
Not to be confused with ... [IMG] ...Aaron Burr.
It screams, "I'm a Roman!" to me. Okay, more of a hoarse whisper.
What a schnozz on that dude!
Wait for the experts, but I believe that to be mechanical doubling.
Nice! Tell me again why the U.S. government doesn't make a fuss over these two when they confiscated the 1933 St. Gaudens?
What does the Mint call them after they leave the mill?
Just got an ad for their upcoming auction via a CDN sponsored spam email. [ATTACH] I know it's not a huge deal, but clicking the above picture...
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