The serial numbers are only for book keeping of the inventory that is printed. All other numbers are 1. Plate position. 2. Federal reserve...
If you were offered $100.00, take it and run.
1. Get a RED BOOK, 2. Get a book on grading coins like "NGC Grading Guide for modern U.S. Coins". 3.After this go to as many coin shows and coin...
It looks as a re-punched mint mark. If it was mechanical doubling, then other areas would have been affected as well. All mint marks, were added...
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Since 1954.
It looks like a surface die gudge in the die, because it's not on the shaft surface.
The alignment was off, or the whole sheet was out of register at the time of printing. Not a great value. Nice find.
Could you tell us what it cost you? If it's what I think it is. It's a 1856d : value would be about retail [red book] ef+++$12000.00, Numismatic...
It's not a coin. It's a token of a silver round, valued at market value only.
What is the back plate number?
You first must learn how to grade them. Get a good book, like The Official American Numismatic Associations Grading Standards for United States...
The large main guns (16" ) did not have any solid casings. The much smaller guns, did.:o
It's a slight error. The third printing is off register. Little value above face. All of the district numbers are not to be in the obv field of...
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It's hard to see details, but a low number and a star, helps. Except in this case, the number of printed stars was small. Light green color. #'s...
I got started in the mid 50's, while on a Boy Scout camping trip. We found a small amount of coins in a creek, at a natural crossing in a creek....
The printing of district and numbers is a part of the printing process. This is possible, because of the sheet becoming out of register during...
I have found some. (1916D Mer, 1932D QT in change in the 1960's). But, for now it is the "Cherrypickers' Guide" by Bill Fivaz and J. T. Stanton,...
The government went from a "Gold and Silver standard" to the Federal Reserve system. In other words, form a strong values to "Words Only". As long...
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