Correct, and since production of these coins STARTED Feb 11th. there were thousands of these bags produced before this one.
Migrated East?
Die varieties are not created by the normal wear and tear of the dies. Die states or die stages yes, die varieties no.
Only if they get new legislation allowing them to do so. In the case of the 1965 coins that authority was built into the Coinage act of 1965....
Most collectors tend to think about dies and coins and don't consider what can hppen in the earlier stages. So when the saw "lint on the die"...
Proof dies of that era were used for around 25,000 pieces which is why I used that for my lower number estimate. I would assume SMS dies were...
That would be true for the three dates that were only represented by a single piece in the GSA hoard, but for the rest of the dates a sizable...
Bolivian 10 centavo pre war was coppernickel, don't know percentages. 20 Centavo pre war was .833 silver.
Thanks I'd been wondering what happened, haven't been able to access for three days. But it is back up for me now, just just came up in the past...
I can understand how it was made, just not why. Brass plate. half penny on plate face down, blank die about halfpenny sixe with a cross cut into...
And they can continue striking them through Dec 31st. About the only way I see them being a "rarity" is if the virus keeps them shut down until...
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That's two separate events, and if the first one occurs, the probability of the second rises dramatically.
Can't really tell anything from the images other than it is NOT the major DDO for this date and mint.
Yes I believe that is exactly what he was saying, a lintmark impressed into the die during the hubbing process, which is why it is a variety....
Not a bad idea. It serves two purposes. It provides you woth a reference knowledge base, and it keeps anyone that finds it after you spend it...
Where this fabrication belongs is in the trash. Or in a fly by night slab as a novelty item..
I'm not aware of any rare variety of buffalo nickel where there is doubling or a cud under the chin. There are examples with strong die...
Possibly because they all got "on the list" back before the 1960's and before it became known what was in the Treasury holdings. For example...
If it is playing in your head in his voice then YOU'VE been watching too much. :) They changed the term, back when the first started, pre-2007,...
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