Also curious about the weight. How much is left from 6.25 grams? I am guessing it weighs 6.1.
The bottom of the 9 in the small date is pointy, the bottom of the 9 in the large date is blunt.
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Not sure about the grade but this is a very rare and valuable key date.
There are errors (mis aligned die strike) where the rim cuts into the letters, and on the opposite side it's very wide or doubled. But in this...
$1.00 in nice AU.
In regards to the penny costing more to produce than it is worth. Let's use the nickel for example which costs 11 cents to produce. This same...
You can't mint a cent on a half dollar sized planchet. Are you weighing the entire thing? This looks like a coin has been put into a larger ring.
That's nice.
I think the cent and nickel cost more to produce than face value, so the dime and quarter seem safe. I think the dollar coin costs (38 cents?) and...
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I believe the Sacagawea, Susan B Anthony and President dollars all weigh the same. Yes, they all weigh 8.1 grams.
What is the point of a bank even keeping halves in stock? No one uses them. No one gets them in change, no one spends them. I am talking...
Here's an SBA struck on a Sac. [ATTACH]
Perhaps in this case, the Sacagawea is golden and the SBA is silver colored. [ATTACH]
When the planchet size is smaller (larger won't fit into the smaller hub) it's easier to tell. i.e. a quarter struck on a nickel planchet, etc....
Yeah I am confused. I thought the first post was the coin you are discussing. And Tyler it appears there are both types of S mm's for proof coins,...
Yes I am not following. Was asking about the S mintmark in the original post.
Coin Star has been dry lately. Today $1.21 [ATTACH]
OK that S is the blob one. In the very first photo it looked more defined. Maybe the angle.
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