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Re: Have you heard of this
If it was struck on a dollar planchet, it would be the size of a dollar, not the size of a cent. It's not unusual for a copper plated cent to have a brassy color. (View Post)5 -
Re: Local find: Nova Constellatio copper
Nice! I really like the Nova Constellatios, a lot of mystery surrounding their minting. (View Post)2 -
Re: Starting an album I will never complete: Large Cents 1793 to 1857...WARNING! Ugly coins...
I've been working on a large cent set for several years, only five empty holes, but unfortunately three of those holes are going to stay empty! I just don't think the 1793 Liberty cap, 1799 and 1804 … (View Post)1 -
Re: 1980 proof set ?..
You state the quarter has no mint, but I clearly see a P mintmark as on all the other coins in the set. The Cent that your aunt saved didn't have a mintmark because Philadelphia didn't use a mintmark… (View Post)1 -
Re: 1975 No S proof ikr Everyone has one
Not a proof and the strike really doesn't resemble one. Proof coins are struck on specially prepared planchets and dies at higher pressure and or multiple strikes to get a coin with the sharpest deta… (View Post)2