Soooo....I guess that makes for light side, dark side, and odd side collectors :D Error collecting has other facets too such as the ability to...
Wellll....while your waiting for the English to get their site back up....you can check out this royal mint :D http://www.ramint.gov.au
A few suggestions: 1. Find out who owns the land and get permission to metal detect on it. 2. Go to the local library and/or town hall and...
No offence taken :) I understand what is like to "be in the trenches" though not as a bank teller. Agreed. Back to coins :)
Coin collectors and hoarders alike are the main reason these nickels are not often found in circulation. Give it time. When people realized...
Wow! Who's attic did you find that in? :D Gut feeling is to go with ANACS on this one. To the more knowledgeable: Would PCGS authenticate...
Keep us posted and good luck :D
doh....right....tired....next cup of coffee :p
Tell me I didn't blow a "silver" opportunity then... was auction 8342629733 fake?
Expanding what Miker said: First strike has 2 different meanings. The first maning is like watching a movie on opening day. The second is...
Did an ebay search for 1995-W Proof ASE's....they go for $20-$30. Now...if you have the entire ASE/AGE W Proof Anniversary Set, your looking at $6000
"When 1700 years old you reach, look as good, you will not. Hmmmmmph" The coin was cleaned (or more appropriately, conserved) as is common with...
Alice (in wonderland) said it best, "Curiouser and Curiouser" :D
First and foremost buy what you like. Second, particularly b/c your getting into gold coins that have been copied, counterfieited, etc. I'd...
Crystaaal! Thanks ;)
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight....totally forgot about die gouges....DOH...SMACK!
LOL. Welcome to the forum! :D I'd be careful about what spoon you use b/c you'll end up "coining" the spoon some too ;)
Yup, gonna have to disagree with you on a few points ;) "Odd medal flow" just doesn't cut it for me. If such a instance happened, I'd expect...
Looks like a die crack. Common place for them on Lincoln cents. As others have said, not as common on proofs.
Simplest way to determine if you have a die crack or a something else, is by looking to see if the "error" raised up, or if it is incused into the...
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