Commemoratives are the same composition as the last gold coins minted for circulation, 90% gold and 10% copper and are also issued in the same...
The article does at least put to rest the speculation that any special planchet use occurred. I still think that many people don't understand that...
If you have a dremel or similar tool you can use a cutting wheel. You can also use a hacksaw or coping saw with a fairly fine tooth blade. Any...
rguinn, sorry to see your poor grading experience. After such a great start, with 4 of 5 70s for the bullion coin and then crash! If they haven't...
d.t.menace, for your personal collection it makes no difference. I don't keep track of which coins came with my sets either. It only matters when...
Check this out, an ANACS set from a collector (who apparently does not know how to focus a camera),...
The seller is claiming that the marker exists on both the bullion and uncirculated S mint coins. If true, this points either to a change in the...
I am sure that they were referring to the method of manufacturing and not the finished look of the coins when they said that the set coins were...
Jurkowsky confirmed on the 11th and reconfirmed on the 13th of November, both days after sets were in buyers hands, the second time after...
The mint has once again confirmed not only that the bullion coin in the set was minted in San Francisco but that it is identical to the SF bullion...
The definition of grade 70 isn't always perfection. PCGS defines grade 70 as "As struck, with full strike" and 69 as "Virtually as struck with...
I don't think that any experienced collector would buy any TPGs 70 set without seeing it close enough to judge quality for themselves. ANACS 70s...
I am not sure if there is any way to tell if a coin was minted using a burnished planchet or not. Burnishing mainly reduces planchet surface flaws...
The mint won't acknowledge varieties if this nature. The 2008/7 issue was a matter of a completely different design being used where not intended....
It is my understanding that SF had almost one million bullion strikes in stock around the time they started putting these sets together but even...
Since modern die come from a central location, it may be very difficult to attribute a marker to any particular branch mint. What we think might...
Unfortunately, the TPGs don't look at the coins long enough to spot any varieties, especially since almost all grading is done with the unaided...
The 25th bullion is still very different than the two uncirculated coins, the strike force difference is easy to see. As to a die variety, if the...
It is also important to note that "with the naked eye" also implies "at a normal viewing distance" and not "when held as close to the eye as...
I have seen enough from Mr. Jurkowsky to make me think he is a pretty straight up guy, a GO for sure, but one of the good ones. I am not sure that...
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