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2008-11-10 Mint Error Coin: Dave, I do not have any experience with this type of mint error. There are two good ways to check -- one is to watch the market, the other is to find an expert in this type of error. I would recommend...
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2008-11-04 1984 silver penny: The cent that wasn't impressed is a blank planchet. I just went to www.ebay.com myself and did a search for "blank cent planchet" and 15 items for sale came up. Here's the link: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38...
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2008-11-02 silver 1 cents: One other possibility is if the mint used a cent die to strike a dime planchet. If that is the case, you should immediately notice that the blank used was too small (the piece will be right up against...
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2008-10-31 1984 silver penny: Hello, Amanda, since 1982, the U.S. cent has been made out of copper plated zinc. If the copper plating is removed, then the zinc is what's left and it is silver colored. Or it's possible that the plating...
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2008-10-30 Beatrix 5 ct coin: April, yes, Beatrix was the queen of the Netherlands -- your coin is indeed Dutch. The Dutch are now on the Euro, but I think that their banks will still honor old Dutch money. If I remember correctly...
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