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A major type of luster is prooflike. When dies are readied for production they are polished and/or rubbed with a cloth in order to make them appear bright and new. This polish fades rather quickly and certain issues are almost never seen with mirror-like reflectiveness. As an example, I have seen very few Prooflike coins from Charlotte and Dahlonega and only a handful from New Orleans.
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Several changes have been occurred on U.S. paper money in recent years. The changes have been implemented during the redesign of denominations of U.S. Federal Reserve notes (with the exception of the $1) beginning with the $100. Several features have been added to protect our money from counterfeiting include:
1. An enlarged portrait placed off-center to accommodate a watermark visible when the note is held up to a light.
2. A polymer security thread embedded vertically in the paper. The location of the thread varies depending on the denomination.
3. Fine line printing patterns behind the back illustration.
4. Microprinting on different areas of the notes.
5. Color-shifting ink that appears black when the front is viewed at an angle.
6. A low-vision feature on the back, lower right corner for easier identification of the denomination.
7. New Federal Reserve indicators including a universal seal and a letter and number below the serial number identifying the issuing Federal Reserve Bank.
8. A unique combination of eleven numbers and letters that appear twice on the front of all notes.
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$500 Million in Colonial-Era Shipwreck Treasure Gold and Silver Coins
Fri, 18 May 2007 19:32:00 +0000
Odyssey Marine Exploration has discovered a shipwreck with over 500,000 colonial-era coins. (One version of the news story, along with some pictures, can be found here.) From what little has been...
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Top Ten Rarest Liberty Head Quarter Eagles
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:28:54 +0000
By Doug Winter - www.RareGoldCoins.com
The response to the article that I wrote last month on the ten rarest Liberty Head eagles was so overwhelmingly positive that I’ve decided to extend this format to other denominations of Liberty Head gold. This month’s topic: quarter eagles.
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The Greatest Collection of Costa Rican Coins Ever Auctioned (Part 3): Silver Coins from 1850 to 1889
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:53:39 +0000
by Greg Reynolds for CoinLink
On Oct. 23, the firm of Spink-Smythe auctioned the Frederick Mayer collection of Costa Rican coins. Please see part 1 for an overview of the event. Here in part 3, choice and/or interesting silver coins dating from 1850 to 1889 will be covered. Mayer’s Costa Rican gold coins will be discussed ...]
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