Posted in general on Apr 1st, 2009 Comments Off on Bi-Metallic Coins
Core77 follows up their recent write-up on Production Methods with a quick overview on bi-metallic coins. If you’ve ever wondered how they make bimetallic coins, here’s the process. They start by punching a hole through a coin blank, or planchet. The core will be remelted for another batch, and the remaining part becomes the “ring,” […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8th, 2008 Comments Off on Web Press Notes
Back to collecting from common sources… Here’s an “error” collection series that could be found straight out of your wallet – you might even have a few of these crumpled in the bottom of your front pocket. During 1988 through 1996 the US Government decided to try an alternative printing method and created what are […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 28th, 2007 Comments Off on New ways to detect a bogus coin
BYU physics student Jeff Brown, who will graduate on Thursday, examines a coin… He says he has created four or five methods for unveiling counterfeits. Although you may not have all the resources necessary to do this at home it will be a great resource in providing grading service companies to prove the authenticity of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 5th, 2007 Comments Off on Coin Collector Buys Parking-Meter Treasure
New York City’s Department of Transportation this week sold off 500 pounds of foreign coins it collected from city parking meters. For the last ten years the NYC Department of Transportation has been have a public coin auction of the foreign coins people place in parking meters. The price range is now almost $4.00 a […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 16th, 2007 Comments Off on When’s a penny worth more then a penny?
You can easily pick up a penny in your loose pocket change and end up with something worth $15-$20. During early 2000, the mint produced a batch of pennies that ended up causing quite a stir in the collecting community. Both trade papers ran front page stories concerning this new variety of 2000-P Cent. This […]
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