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WEBBy Numismatic News Staff Aug 28, 2024. World Coin Auctions. Upcoming Stephen Album Rare Coins Auction Features 4500 Lots of Ancient and World Coins. The first two days will be in-person bidding as well as on the Internet, while the third and fourth days will be Internet-only sessions. By World Coin News Staff Sep 10, 2024.
Just what are those KM numbers? - Numismatic News
WEBMar 2, 2010 · What are those KM numbers and what do the letters stand for, I was asked? Ever since my firm started applying the world coin numbering system to U.S. coinage I have been expecting questions. KM stands for Chet Krause and Cliff Mishler who invented the numbering system that is used as a shorthand by the world’s collectors. Instead of giving ...
NGC Launches New Grading Scale - Numismatic News
WEBNov 23, 2022 · A new form of grading based on a 10-point scale was announced by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) Nov. 16. The new system, named NGCX, is the first of its kind for coins. The 10-point grading scale has long been the standard for most collectibles, including comic books, sports cards, trading cards and more. For coins, NGC calls the new scale ...
Rare 1982-D Small Date Copper Found - Numismatic News
WEBKen Potter. Dec 23, 2016. After 34 years, a 1982-D Small Date cent struck on a 95-percent copper-alloy planchet has finally been found and confirmed by me. A Minnesota collector who wishes to remain anonymous discovered it while sorting through 1982 cents by weight to save the copper-alloy pieces for their melt value.
Cents look like copper coating is missing - Numismatic News
WEBSep 18, 2017 · Your coins could have been acid treated, they might have been struck on dime planchets, the coinage blanks might have had an abnormally thin copper coating, or they might be struck on zinc planchets that never received a copper coating. Someone needs to examine your coins to determine exactly what they are. I …
Series 2017 $1 Federal Reserve Notes hard to find
WEBNov 27, 2018 · Have you found a series 2017 $1 Federal Reserve Note in circulation yet? These are the new notes with the facsimile signature of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin printed rather than in cursive. I ask if you have found such a note for two reasons. The first is I have been included in a number of emails from collectors and dealers of paper money.
The History of the Mercury Dime - Numismatic News
WEBR.W. Julian. May 18, 2021. A pattern dime of 1916 which was accidentally circulated. (Images courtesy of Stack's/Bowers) The Mercury dime is what started this writer collecting coins. In the fall of 1950 I lived in Longmont, Colo. and a local grocery store advertised that it would sell a pound of margarine for a dime if that coin was dated 1940.
Doubled-die cents found by newcomer - Numismatic News
WEBNov 30, 2018. While thousands of dreamers are checking change for a small-date 1982-D copper cent, a new collector in Georgia repeatedly found examples of a 1995-D doubled-die cent and profited accordingly. Doubling shows very clearly in all letters of the word TRUST on the 1995-D doubled-die cent. New collector Dilenia Fiore found seven of ...
Major Error Discovered on Kanaka‘ole Quarter - Numismatic News
WEBJul 20, 2023 · The extreme strength of the clashing of “EDETH” is due to Kanaka‘ole’s name being raised on the die and incuse on the coin. This is just the opposite of most coin designs where the elements are incuse in the die. This is the same reason the clashed “E” on the 1888-O VAM 1A dollar is so strong having been created from the incuse word ...
Edges tell the story for authenticating - Numismatic News
WEBDec 30, 2008 · Counterfeit “numismatic” coins often do not circulate so their edge remains “mint sharp.”. Another characteristic we look for when evaluating an edge is uniformity. Counterfeit edges tend to be highly uniform while the edges of genuine coins vary. Take a look at the reeded edge of an Indian $2.50 or $1 gold coin when you get the chance.
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