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Here’s my 1820 B-5 that I got this summer. It’s an R5 die marriage, which corresponds to about 50 coins... or roughly 600 times rather than the ASE. Fortunately for us, the demand for these is far le… (View Post)

Here’s one that has a lower mintage than one of the coins the Mint released yesterday. However, at a mintage of 25,018, it’s still more than 5,000 coins higher than the maximum possible mintage of th… (View Post)

I’m still able to properly attribute bust quarters even after several strong drinks, so I’m not sure what to make of it. Alcohol does make reading some coin books more entertaining. (View Post)

Very good question. When alloys are involved, something called “selective leaching” (also known as “dealloying”) comes into play. Selective leaching is a big concern for brasses, in which zinc is sel… (View Post)

The coin I’d most like to see is actually in NGC’s population report (hopefully I don’t get booed off of here). Their report lists a 1935 Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar with a VG grade. This is… (View Post)