A general but doesn't always hold true Rule of thumb. A variety is an unintended characteristic (design anomaly) exhibited by a coin that can be...
Don't have a tracing of the Large Motto obverse. Well actually I don't have a complete tracing of the Small Motto obverse. But the reverses are...
May have found a 3rd Obverse for the 1943-S Bronze Cent. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My odds of finding a Bronze 1943 or 1944 Steel are about equal to winning the lottery. My odds of finding an example struck on a proper planchet...
I am not going to argue the above point because that is correct. But I have to ask - Did you read my entire post? The following statement was...
What a dynamic hobby – I am always learning something new. I wasn’t until recently I learned 1943 bronze cents were struck at all 3 branch mints....
I cannot fit an overlay. Obverse or Reverse - Which could be due to some form of asymmetrical distortion of the image. [ATTACH]
Do these concern anyone?[ATTACH]
Were both paired with the same reverse die?[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just an inkling of quirks to look forward to once the Market Place Fairness Act or something similar is finally passed into law. Have no doubt its...
I know the mint had the capability for cold roll milling but did it also have the capabilities (blast furnaces and the like) required to process...
The fact that tax is a separate line item at the end of the bill is not the determining factor as to whom the tax is imposed. States that impose a...
Another problem is an ounce of gold can be fractionalized into smaller units without loss. A diamond cannot.
I am not familiar with New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax Statutes but more than likely the tax levy is imposed on the seller and state law does not...
Several States levy Gross Receipts Tax as opposed to Sales Tax. Some states impose their tax on the seller while others impose their tax on the...
I don't know if you could call it a strategy to avoid buying fake coins or not. My thoughts are when the obverse and reverse dies are installed...
Following is my understanding. Hub doubling on incused designs will mimic mechanical doubling as seen on relief designs. The design element sits...
So you are saying this thread is actually a clash between two skewed perceptions of the coin market?
I am not sure how static the orientation of the obverse die remains in relation to the reverse throughout a die pairing's coin production. But I...
Sorry about bumping this thread from the back pages. It can get kinda hectic at year end. Thomas Mozillo mentioned the 1955 Doubled Die DDO-001...
Separate names with a comma.
