Free silver is there for the taking. All you have to do is start prospecting for it. Well based on your logic that is.
My thinking was the metal would be flowing vertically into the design devices at the same time the die was twisting. The planchet does not twist...
Weren't worn out when gifted, else you would see this effect on British coinage also. Back to your statement "If the register mechanism was...
I am not sure I understand. It's a sandwich fake. Both the obverse and reverse are correct and both are wrong. Looking at each side of the coin...
Can you explain your monument points, landmarks and ect used in your metrological attribution process for half dimes.
The dates/coins that show multiple counterfeits, such as 1798 S-158 with 7 counterfeits, are they from multiple counterfeit die pairings or can...
I have my doubts they were transfer dies in the traditional sense. Probably created from counterfeit dies manufactured with a high end CNC milling...
But you have to give consideration to the grammar that was beaten in. http://www.word-detective.com/back-d.html "At the risk of giving aid and...
Die Making | U.S. Mint (usmint.gov) "The dies are then placed in an oven to temper the metal. The dies go in the tempering oven twice, at...
In all honesty - less than 10 die pairs used to strike 43 million coins seems to be a slight under-estimation to me. That is 4.3 million coins per...
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Ziplock makes a 2 gallon freezer bag I think may be big enough to hold a 20 pocket coin flip page.
My point is the scrap metal law in my State has a very general definition for scrap metal dealer. General enough that, in my opinion, the...
What State are you from? I am sure your State already has statutes on the books targeting scrap metal theft, specifically non-ferrous metals such...
My Bad - but I still can't see VDB on the 3rd image showing the whole reverse in your 1st post.
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