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Diagnostics of Fake and Genuine Unplated Zinc Cents
by Jason Cuvelier While searching bank rolls, one can find three common types of altered unplated Lincoln’s. The first two types having the plating removed: a Lincoln soaked in a corrosive; a Lincoln subjected to some type of reverse electrolysis; the last is when a Lincoln has been plated on top of the original copper […]
Die Clashes Dominate At SDCS
In The News… Images © Ken Potter / Coin courtesy of Bill Gladden October 09, 2011—The 52nd Suburban Detroit Coin Show held in Livonia, Michigan September 29-30-Oct 1 has come and gone. As was the case at the last show, the Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of America was offered a table for me […]
11th Quarter Dollar/Dollar Mule Reported
In The News… Image courtesy of NGC This is an example of one of the earlier reported mules that was handled by Fred Weinberg July 29, 2011—An 11th example of the undated double-denominated Sacagawea dollar/Washington quarter dollar mule error coin has surfaced, 11 years after the first example was found in Arkansas in 2000.
Transitional error found for 1971-D Kennedy half dollar
In the News… Coin World’s Managing Editor, William T. Gibbs, reports that the discovery of a 1971-D Kennedy half dollar struck on a silver-copper clad planchet is evidence that exciting coins like this transitional error can still be found. Watch the video on YouTube HERE.
1952 Proof “Bugs Bunny” 50c Brings $5,775 in Auction!
In The News … August 16, 2015—The first reported (and to date the only known to me) 1952 Proof Franklin half dollar with a “Bugs Bunny” die clash was auctioned off by GreatCollections on Sunday, August 16th for $5,775 including the buyer’s fee. The variety was previously unrecorded until recently when it was reported by […]
2001-P Kennedy Half Dollar With Heavily Cracked Convex Reverse
Pepe DeMeo of New York sent in a 2001-P Kennedy half-dollar with some very interesting effects. While a normal coin has basined fields so that the central design can be raised up from the recess with some degree of relief and still be lower than the rims in order to facilitate protecting the designs for […]
Just looking makes reader $50,000 richer
By Ken Potter Reader Albert Carlisle may be $50,000 to $100,000 richer just because he read our lead story on the find of a 1990 “No S” proof cent in the July 4 issue of Numismatic News. Read More HERE.
1943 bronze cent
SARASOTA, FLA. (August 10, 2017) — Vintage US coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) led the way in Heritage Auctions’ recent sale at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money this month in Denver. The top two coins in the auction were both recently submitted to NGC for certification. One was a 1943 […]
Error note highlighted in records
Bureau of Engraving and Printing records are loaded with correspondence pertaining to misprints. The example featured here is a particularly detailed accounting of a note that is reported. Read More HERE by Peter Huntoon at Numismatic News.
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