They would be worth a heck of a lot less today, because there would be a boatload of them. Already been done, two different ways. Back around...
Another, and perhaps better way to look at the changes is that the 10 point change in the EAC grade represents only 2 grade levels (15, skips 20....
It looks like it was possibly cleaned long ago. If it was a mid 19th century coin it would probably get a details grade, but they tend to be a...
Breen says as part of Stage II "Rim break above AME, touching M". A break says to me a piece of the die has broken way, and if that piece extends...
For the 79, 80 and 81 buy proofs, they are MUCH cheaper.
The EAC grades are usually assigned by Mark Borckardt. He is a very well known and respected EACer, and the ANA named him Numismatist of the year...
S-224 die stage II? or am I missing something.
Another difference between the three 1795 obverses shown is that point of star 1 where it makes contact with the curl is close to the left edge of...
I think the tracing wheel is a good possibility. The problem with it being a gear or sprocket is the teeth on a gear have to be precise and...
One problem you are going to have is that in the early years GSA holders brought no premium So THOUSANDS of the coins were broken out of the...
Variety is B-1 (or BB-21) an R-1 coin.
Several of the genuine 1969 S DDO-1 specimens do show Machine doubling on the mintmark
But usually the ones for the pie dough have much coarser and longer teeth. There are two types of tool. The one for perforating the dough is...
Put them in the litter box.
Thank you for the offer, but the interest is in seeing how long it takes them to show up in my change. 17 years and none have shown up yet. But...
If it came back MS-65 ( And I don't think it would) it would be worth $20, and it would cost you $25 to $30 to get it slabbed.
Two comments, and a typo. You mention the act of 1792 established the cent with a weight of 11 pennyweights. After the Birch cent pattern was...
Like messydesk said the photography is assembly line. You are taking thousands of pictures. You can't take the time to adjust the lighting,...
Of course if most everyone switched to card then there would be little need for coins or currency so it wouldn't matter if they just sit and don't...
After 2001 or 2002 off-centers become rare. The reason is because that was when the Mint swiched over to the horizontal strike schuler presses....
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