Okay... you guys are good. You got that last one pretty easy, so we'll try something quite a bit more difficult this time. The question is: On...
1992 Steel penny? I've never heard of such a thing... Does a magnet pick it up? Can you post pictures please? Be well! Tom
Rim cracks Not a silly question at all! Those are actual cracks showing that the silver has been pushed slightly beyond the limits to cold...
Contest winner: Hepcat57! "Does it guess easy? It must have a competition with us, my preciouss! If precious asks, and it doesn't answer, we...
Okay, I'll give it a go. One Shire silver penny to the person who can name the ponies that were stolen from the travellers at Bree....
They'd probably like to know about those. To let the editors know about stuff to add to the next issue, write to: George Cuhaj Editor: UWC...
Yes, a whole 'nother realm indeed! The Zamunda piece is a great fantasy based on film fiction. It would have been nice for the collector for the...
Politics and such Thanks Roy... found it... I didn't realize those two other opt-in forums even existed.
I wouldn't worry too much that somebody asking on this forum about coining machines was interested in illegal activities. There is a lot involved...
Politics, Religion, and World Events Forum? I looked around, but did not find the "Politics, Religion, and World Events Forum" that you...
Finding a press... If you look on eBay, use the search term "screw press", or "fly press". There are several up there at any one time. One of the...
Automated machinery??? There is no point to automation for the scale of fantasy coins that I think you're talking about. I'm often asked about...
Another one... Here's another counterstamp that appeared earlier in the year. This one has been reported in circulation in Northern Arizona,...
We call that "overstriking". When you can still see the design of the coin used for the planchet it's called an 'undertype'. The goal is usually...
It was my understanding that George Washington himself signed the original coinage law that specified that all United States coinage SHALL HAVE on...
Making coin dies They key to making dies is a basic understanding of steel. Steel is an alloy of carbon with iron. At high temperature (like......
Making coins Hi Josh! Glad to hear that you're interested in making coins! It's quite a lot of fun. The very best book on the subject that I...
Address Harvesting. I think the main idea is the collection of a mailing list. There are companies that deal in mailing lists, and varying prices...
The new off-center facing portrait of Thomas Jefferson on the 2006 nickel is an ideal canvas for counterstamping. The space to the right of his...
Value of toning I too have been interested or amused by the apparent premium prices being asked (and apparently paid) for toning on coins. Since...
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