brass cast whiz bang special
Actually, the most known addage here is "Buy the coin, not the slab". You could stack up 100 PCGS MS67's and they will all be different in one...
There is a very informative link (stickie) about double die vs double strike at the top of the error forum ;) Click >HERE<
I shudder to think of the inflation that would be involved to get silver to $80 oz in the next 6 years. 2006 US Mint collector sets are...
Ahhh the joy of living in NYC. With so many tourist coming in from everywhere, one in 4 coins I get in change is a D mint. Not to bad...
Thanks ;)
Fun find and safe to handle ;)
Given BigD's recent find, I'd want a matched pair of chain struck 1955 DDO wheaties struck on silver dime planchets.
MrBkrlyn...gotta ask...where did you find a coin dealer in NYC that can be trusted. I'm a newbie to this town and if coin dealers are anything...
Actually....mercury gives off vapors at room temperature. Heating it would of course increase the vapors. Here's the complete story:...
Course this all means that prices for gold coins from the US Mint will be even more out of whack next year :rolleyes:
I think two things can be agreed by all. 1. Yes, its technically "cleaning" and therefore worth "less" by the greysheets. 2. If the coin had...
Nothing major, just had fun going through a roll of 2005 - P Lincolns. Only found 9 cents that didn't have minor errors. In all found a nice...
This type of damage is often refered to as a "squeeze job".
ID10T's are computer users that have I/O issues....and no, that's not Input/Output ;)
If the edge reeding was flattened or completely smoothed away, then the batch you got probably came from a casino (Atlantic City ;) ). Slot...
If the coin is slick or slippery feeling then Becky nailed it as being coated in Mercury. If that is the case DO NOT handle it any more with bare...
Historical importance aside, the medal picture appears to have been dinged/dropped pretty hard a few times by the looks of it (look above the...
The images are from a digital microscope that hooks right up to your computer. The QX3 and QX3+ are older models with the QX5 being the...
DOH!!!....long day....LOL..thanks Speedy
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