When will "The Last U.S. Penny" hype die out? In the year 2525, if man is still alive ... :singing:
There's basically two topics in this thread - dipping and proper coin storage. Both of which have been discussed ad infinitum here on the forum....
There is no such thing as an airtight coin slab - they simply do not exist. The plastic the slabs are made of is air permeable. Which means air...
It's stipulated by law that any and all profits generated by the US Mint go into the US Treasury General Fund. Now where it goes from there,...
Boy that brings back some memories ! For me, it wasn't exactly a "room", it was the attic. My mom never was too happy about all those holes in...
As I recently mentioned, back in the day we used rocks for coins. And, I also mentioned this guy Fred. Well, I bought this one from him for my...
Well, there was this guy named Fred, and back then they weren't called coins yet they were called rocks, .....
Simple solution though, as long as you stand on the opposite side of a speedbump, you are perfect safe. ;)
So, your coins are properly stored and unlikely to suffer any ill effects from unsightly toning or corrosion. Problem is, you got more than 1...
I've heard there are many who claim their "favored" preference for you is the latter [ATTACH]
You might want to look up the mintages on those coins. If memory serves they are among the lowest there was/is.
Eh, not really. They just do what their customers (the banks) want them to do. edit - forgot to answer your original question - simple answer, yes.
As a general rule, things like die cracks are not noted on the slab at all. We also have to remember there's only limited space on the slab for...
When NGC puts an Altered Color designation on the slab they're telling you the coin has been artificially toned, or as we sometimes forget,...
Reporting the post is the best thing you can do. By doing that, any mod online is gonna see it. Beyond that, there isn't anything else you can do.
I don't know exactly but it would be thousands. Consider if you will that a single bag holds a 1,000 coins and bags aren't very big. Based on the...
I understand your thinking but it's simply not the case, it wouldn't be possible at all. You see, they minted all the Morgans the same way. The...
Congratulations Mark !
There's a lot about this subject that has been posted on the forum over the years. Doing a search will bring up many threads with a great deal of...
Not really, I'd phrase it differently. I would say they are both coins with fragments missing. I suppose the question becomes - how much of the...
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