Just curious - What does sugar have to do with this discussion?
It is not edge lettered in any particular orientation, but the gouges are in the same position relative to the edge lettering.
As another chemical engineer, I agree!
I am not sure what to make of - - - THIS - - . At least someone thinks it is valuable.
Of the known mintages, I have 4 1931-S pennies. 1 is an almost red 63. However, I am sure that the 1922 plain is rarer. I am sure that the VG...
Take a look at linky They (NGC) show a genuine no lettering GW. "This is a genuine Washington dollar with the edge lettering missing. The...
Since you say it is overgraded, I am going to say EF-40.
Not that I am disagreeing woth you, but where sis that number come from?
First, a 400 ton pres can deliver 80,000 psi to a 10 sq. inch dye BY DEFINITION. Your best answer so far is vipergts2's site. A penny is 19 mm....
The 400 tonns is a unit of force. PSI is force per unit area (pressure). If it were applied to 10 sq. inches, it would be 40 ton per sq. inch...
FYI: It says"Pennies require about 40 tons of pressure, and the larger coins require proportionately more." Not 400 tons. I would guess that the...
If you look inthis thread you wil see what was used. "Well, fellow Numismatists, it happened. The United Staes Mint sold two of it's 400 ton...
I am sorry. You are probably correct. He is apparentlky using a calculated rate and you live closer than I.
First of all, the shipping I see for 120101090178 is $7.70 not $7.15. Using that figure, the combined shipping would be $10.20 or $0.75 cheaper...
The U.S. nickel never used pure nickel. The first nickel produced (1866) was 25% nickel and 75% copper.
Not sure how familiar you are with Excel. I use a much smaller but similar spread sheet with PCGS (high grade) and Numismedia (lower grades) as...
:pencil: Not sure just when your birthday is, but mine is 4 days from today (here anyway) and the contest ends in . . . . . . . 4 days :loud:
That is absolutely true. The war nickels have more silver per dollar face value than any other US circulating coinage. The early silver dolars...
The only 2 NGC I find on Heritage sold for $1082 and 1265, but those were higher than PCGS ($1035, $920, & $862). I am not sure how to evaluate...
Maybe you woke some of these people up. Welcome back! Besides I need to get something for my birthday.
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