I agree with Krispy. I'd actually prefer to get something from my secret Santa that is interesting to them. This not only makes it more personal,...
I'm in....pm sent.
I agree with Mike. Unless the seller specifically stated that he would combine shipping then there is nothing to do but pay up. You bought the...
Nice find.
I don't know why people would melt them either. Like you said, junk silver is very liquid. I've also heard that the statistics on the supposed...
If you value silver coins as coins then buy them up and keep them. The more there are that are melted, the more the numismatic value will go up on...
If you're the one that bought it for $975, then I'd say right now it's worth about $975....
That cent was polished alright: by whoever whizzed it to death. If you're talking about the die polish marks, then yes, it does have quite a few...
Given that it seems to be rounded and bulging outward, it looks like someone melted lead or solder on the obverse face.
This might be one for Mike Diamond. There are mint errors that can cause such things as seen on the coins in this article-...
It appears to be a die chip. These are relatively common.
You're welcome. :) First one?
You got it. Nice find!
I would grade it VG8 and I would say ANACS gave it F12.
No. Did you look at the example on Wexler's site?
LD.
Definitely a keeper. Especially since you found it roll searching.
The US Mint gives these things away(or at least they used to) to people who tour the mint facilities. They're not that rare and can usually be...
It's a blank planchet. Planchets are what coins start out as before they are struck by the dies.
This is an example of the broken mint mark punch that was used in 1979. Not an RPM, but I think every variety collector out there has been fooled...
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