Hi Joe. Tom D. here.
I know what it is, but will not spoil your contest.
Think I'll go watch "Groundhog Day."
The story that was told to me face-to-face by a former Denver Mint employee was that employees were offered the chance to buy one or two of them...
I'm an old Midwestern boy, and we take tornadoes seriously. Serious advice: If you see one, stare at it for a few seconds and see if it is...
Nonsense. If they were released and then recalled in 1965, which I believe happened because a former Denver Mint employee told me that it happened...
What do you mean "never was?" They were struck, and then they were melted. In between, they "was."
Looks like glue on the coin, possibly from old tape.
I see nothing to make me doubt its authenticity.
That tortoise is amazing! Congratulations!
Only error coins. Nothing intentional.
ja59 ... research the "Racketeer Nickel."
The only people who had money also had educations.
Try the early Half Dimes, Dimes and the 1796 Quarter. Plus the gold before 1807.
Yes, but the "answer" was sufficiently vague to justify the "question."
Fascinating!
I agree with Timewarp
Cattywhumpus and Widdershins!!! :dead:
Once part of a charm bracelet. Popular during the 1950's and 60's. Some women would have a coin with each of their childrens' birth years on it....
I was going to write a long dissertation on "The Law Of Supply And Demand" here, but I decided it was not worth the trouble. Classics Illustrated...
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