Mylar with a desiccant may be perfectly suitable, but polypropylene bags would provide better protection from moisture. Polypropylene is much less...
Thank you guys for the responses. I will probably try the eagle pages. I'm somewhat familiar with the cracking issue. I use the Mylar supersafe...
Do the proof pages work ok with the mint sets?
I have been looking for a good way to store my mint set collection but have had some trouble finding a good way. I want to store them without...
1: type 3 2: type 3 3: type 1 4: type 1 5: type 1 6: type 1 7: type 3 8: type 1
I just received my final HoF coin today (silver proof). I ordered an unc. and proof in clad and silver. All of them looked great except the silver...
I can't believe I made it to page 5 before realizing this thread is from 2009! Decent entertainment I guess. Anyhow, I found a penny in the yard...
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Maybe someone at the mint didn't get the memo about the satin finishes being eliminated after 2010.
Here are some pictures. I don't have my light box right now so the lighting isn't ideal. I ordered two mint sets about a month apart from each...
Has anyone with the 2013 mint set noticed that the Sacajawea dollar from the Philladelphia mint looks like it is a satin finish rather than the...
Thank you for the lesson. I couldn't find many specifics on the dies used. Most sources just mentioned mushy details especially around center.
The coin on the left is a 1916. You can tell because the rim is struck too high. It is called a "fin".
It's a clad '73 d. Only s mint mark business strikes were silver with the exception of a very rare '74 d that was accidentally struck on a silver...
Just picked these two up today. Pics aren't great. I took some quick ones with my iPhone. That's not a scratch behind franklins head it's actually...
I'd say details, AT.
J.R.A was J.M. 's father. Both of them died in 1879, and J.R.A.'s other son, W. R. Tomkins (a surgeon at the time), quit his practice to take over...
I appreciate the help. I know my chances of locating a note is slim unless one of my family members has one that was passed down. It's really just...
Well I found this (see below) in an OCC report from 1871. [ATTACH]
Awesome thank you for the info. I will do a little more investigating to see if I can find the records that show who all signed and when.
Separate names with a comma.
