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To clarify the above statements: there isn't really any such thing as "mint damage". There are just "mint errors" and "varieties", both of which can sometimes resemble &… (View Post)

The Chinese cash coin posted a few posts ago is also a replica. (View Post)

Was your grandfather into metal detecting? Or have a friend he would go metal detecting or beachcombing with? Some of these, at least, look like metal detector finds (the Sand Dunes quarter, in parti… (View Post)

Technically and legally, it actually is their business. There's a whole bunch of things that legally aren't allowed to go through the post. They want to make sure you're not shipping one of those thi… (View Post)

Yep, high heat. Fire, or maybe a blowtorch. The heat causes microscopic gas bubbles between the clad layers to expand literally like a balloon, stretching the metal that had been softened by the heat… (View Post)