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by bobber
Tue Jan 04, 2022 1:44 am
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Re: How to Authenticate slabbed coins? Weight?

Yup. Did that. But I hear that people are faking slabs as well as coins.
by bobber
Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:09 pm
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Re: How to Authenticate slabbed coins? Weight?

Thanks EVERYONE for all the advice! I really appreciate it. Just FYI, I was an amateur collector way back when, just for fun, pennies from my pocket. I am back into it, just for fun, because my honeybunch has gotten the bug. I never saw (or heard of) a 'slab' before a few weeks ago. We only have a c...
by bobber
Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:15 am
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1985-P 10C image off-center.

I know this is probably nothing.
But, I did my research at https://www.error-ref.com/, I came up with *nothing*.
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Is this just within normal manufacturing tolerances?

Thanks, Bob
by bobber
Tue Jan 18, 2022 12:23 pm
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Re: 1965-P 10C image off-center.

Iceresistance wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:12 am Misaligned Die, & it's a 1985-P Dime, not a 1965.
... If I had a nickel for every typo I ever made ...
Thanks for catching that!
by bobber
Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:27 am
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Re: Genuine Atocha Silver Coin?

Fascinating. I had never heard of Atocha before this.
I also didn't expect to be reading a coin forum and end up reading a supreme court case that hinged on the 11th amendment Florida v. Treasure Salvors, 458 U.S. 670 !
by bobber
Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:08 am
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Re: E Bay

Personally, I only buy coins on eBay that I know I will keep, and I don't care too much if they are not as advertised. For example, a roll of wheat pennies for $10. If what actually arrives is a roll of slightly used 2020 pennies, I've only lost $9.50. I bought some early '60's proof sets on eBay as...
by bobber
Fri Mar 04, 2022 1:15 pm
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Re: 1C Copper plate blank - how is it made?

Well, I didn't call the mint, just did some more online research. I'm posting it here in case anyone's curious: Artazn (formerly Jarden Zinc Products) Greeneville, Tn: https://artazn.com/products/coinage/ makes the 1C penny blanks, according to: https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/overtur...