a whizzed coin has been buffed or polished to give it the appearance of the luster found on a mint coin. Whizzing is often done to try to sell the coin at a higher grade than it really is. The process is...
If someone you don’t know wants to pay you by check but wants you to wire some of the money back, beware! It’s a scam that could cost you thousands of dollars. There are many variations of the fake check...
Most Lincoln pennies minted before 1982 were made of 95% copper. Each penny weighing in at 3.11 grams yields 2.95 grams of pure copper. It takes approximately 151 pennies (pre 1982) to yield 1 pound of pure...
From 1944 to 1946, just as World War 2 was winding down, cartridge cases (the case of a gun bullet after being shot) were salvaged to make Lincoln cents. There is virtually no difference in the appearance of...
From 1944 to 1946, just as World War 2 was winding down, cartridge cases (the case of a gun bullet after being shot) were salvaged to make Lincoln cents. There is virtually no difference in the appearance of...