Bag toning is the coloring acquired from the bag in which a coin was stored. The cloth bags in which coins were transported contained sulfur and other reactive chemicals. When stored in such bags for extended...
The definintion of adjustment marks ... Pre-striking file marks seen mainly on gold and silver coins prior to 1840. These removed excess metal from overweight planchets. After 1840 these are seldom seen as...
The reverse of Montana’s quarter depicts a bison skull above the diverse Montana landscape with the inscription “Big Sky Country.” The coin also bears the inscriptions, “Montana” and “1889.” It was designed...
The reverse of Idaho’s quarter depicts the Peregrine Falcon above an outline of Idaho state. The coin bears the inscriptions, “Esto Perpetua” (the state motto, which means, “May it be Forever”), “Idaho” and...
The reverse of Wyoming’s quarter has a bucking horse and rider with the inscriptions, “The Equality State,” “Wyoming” and “1890.” Weaver designed it. Mint sculptor-engraver Norman E. Nemeth sculpted it.
Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah have been released by the Mint. The coins will be placed into circulation at intervals of approximately 10 weeks starting in January in the order the states were...
The first strong doubled die obverse reported for the 2006 Lincoln cent! The coin boasts a Lincoln portrait with a strongly doubled earlobe with the secondary lobe fully displaced from its point of origin to...
Joel's Crystal Ball Foresees the value of 1999 Silver Proof Set increasing significantly over the next 12 to 18 months. His experience and foresight tells him that since every ten weeks a new state quarter...
THE BEST PROOF SET TO BUY I want to you to know the best proof set to buy. All proof sets are not the same Most proof sets from 1968 to 2006 are not good deals. I found one proof that is a good deal BUY...
Check postage befor you bid YES now you must check the postage on the lot you are bidding on, Befor you bid. IF you bid and than see hight Postage you are out of luck THE postage was listed. IF you...