Guess the second batch wasn't as good.
I use to have a printer that would scan and print bills, but at the 150% enlargement that is legal, but not 100% size. If you have a control for...
Bullion investing would probably make sense if the holder would SET a reasonable sell price and do so when it happens, then set a reasonable buy...
1957 cent is common as it was a key experiment in a nationwide push in 1957 to increase science education as Sputnik was twirling around the sky...
Safest for corrosion is unfortunately not the safest for scratches if the coin moves around. PVC is soft and won't scratch, mylar is safest...
The coin dealer is wrong or misleading. It is doubling, but mechanical doubling, which is just damage, not considered a variety or error, nor a...
Tony, if the edge is shiny like the top or bottom , it was re-plated. If it is rusty or dull flat grey in the middle, it is the normal steel...
The obverse rim is a vise job, so I assume the reverse is damage also. As said above not possible. Reverse dies have been made from a gold coin,...
If one purchases physical metals because of belief of a world wide meltdown of civilization and only metals will be valuable -or- that we are in...
I would lay money down that you will find that almost all of those do not turn out to be what they indicate. There is a collector in my area which...
Use a link, unless you have been granted permission or ownership. If anyone is interested they will go to it and look. Do not mention in a way a...
I have very seldom seen them that well preserved and here on the border area we see a lot. It doesn't look like the imitations we see so often (...
I think it is wear. Jim
https://www.livescience.com/25448-pareidolia.html
Tin snips.
So whats the DCR now ( Dog Cat Ratio) ? :)
Since the punch was done by hand/hammer I've read, many seem to go in on an angle which distorts the mm somewhat. Jim
I wish it was true, but the majority aren't purchased by people like on our forum who just want to study them. Its people who want to sell them...
It is done to the die in the mint before the die struck the first 3L buffalo and then multitudes after that. Any time a mint employee does...
Truthfully, I do not think anyone really wants to be a moderator. If so, they probably should not be. I do not believe that Doug and Peter would...
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