It was a big problem when the plated zinc cents first came out. Not worth but a cent, sorry.
That sounds like AT to me. Who wants something that's got AT? *snicker*
The US Mint has never minted a penny for domestic consumption. The US Mint mints cents for domestic use. Most of us say "penny" most of the time....
Anything that happens during the minting process is a mint(ing) error. After minting is post-mint damage. It makes no difference if it happens...
That's exactly how many 1914-D Lincoln counterfeits came to be. They are fairly easy to detect by VDB on the truncation of the bust. If you don't...
Damage like the coin shown in post #1 did not happen during the actual minting of the coin. It could have happened inside the mint after minting,...
Just because it's mint state doesn't mean it happened in the mint.
I've seen some of the rolls of "UNC" morgans that some of those hawksters sell... cleaned sliders... every one...
US Mint medals, a 1964 ANA convention set and a few more.
It's also the cover story of the April 19th issue of Coin World.
Assuming both were in comparable states of preservation, I would tell them to pick one. I wouldn't care either way; to me they're just gold. If...
Neither. I'd rather have a nice pre-1933 coin.
No US coinage 1965-1967 have mintmarks. In the infinite wisdom of the powers-that-be at that time, coin collectors were blamed for the coin...
Post mint damage. I've seen similar coins.
I love the high pop Jefferson nickels in my collection; 12/0 20/0 64/0.
Syrup residue should be water soluble. Try warm water.
The only thing I can figure out about those against majority rule is that they want either minority rule or anarchy.
Bills are passed to the President by majority rule. The President signs bills into law. The rule of law is majority rule. Edit: Have you ever...
Silver - 1st class. Gold - Registered if insuring, if sending uninsured, 1st class.
Ohhhh! Only 9 bucks! And FREE shipping!!! Geeze...
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