What exactly is a proof coin? The original meaning of a proof was a coin struck to 'prove' the dies. More recently it has come to mean a coin struck two or more times with polished dies on a planchet which...
MY picks for 2007 #1 2007 will mark my 54th year of buying and sellingCoins. WE have over 294,000 coins in stock and ship 100 to 120 boxes per day. I do know the coins to watch in 2007 WE buy over...
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...