I had also heard that early in 1933 Mint employees were bale to buy the 1933 $20 coin (as was the case with all coins) for ace value, and that...
BTW, it is not just the glue as such, but also the fumes from the glue. Those could do as much damage as the glue itself. These self sealing...
13 cents?!?! I thought it was 60 cents or so. For .13 there is no reason NOT to do it.
I haven’t read the Potter article yet, but I get the idea of what is there based on the replies. How about the Sacky/quarter mule? Whether it...
I am all for collecting "filler" grades until a better examplke can be found, but a CU example would not be expensive, and is the only real grade...
If someone said "one pence" to me I am not sure I would havw thought twice about it. I did learn my lesson with "quid" - sland for pound. It...
Hmmmmm. It is not that I don’t believe you, but I was driving myself crazy over this, so I checked out the web, and I found a picture of a 1971...
Got to be honest, I never understood this practice. I am sure Del Conf has its place, but for merchandise, why not just send it insured? For...
So, if you take a pee in England you can get arrested for it??
???? I though "pence" was plural for more than one penny. As far as I know there is still a British penny. Didn't the first new one thingie...
This note will never be worth any real money numismatically. Better to use the money to buy something that is worth saving.
My house, but don't tell anybody.
With bullets you can get as much silver and gold as you want. Or, you can simply make sure you keep what you have. In any case, I do not...
All of these BU coins existed back then, but where are they now? Even the ones that were saved, some kid spent them along the way, someone's aunt...
I think I would have to disagree with the grease assessment. The weak areas on obv and reverse correspond to each other. If there were grease on...
I like his style. I worked on a few Belgian 20 cent coins this week – now the king is smoking a cigarette, complete with colorized cigarette...
I have these on ebay called "pop out" or "pushed out ocins". I would say "embossed", but that seems an understatement. This seems to be a...
Unless it is an older one with a "real" aged bronze finish. These older ones might bring a slight premium to a serious collector. Many of...
You are wise to ask first. As a rule, I try not to do anything that could impact the value of something. In this case, there MIGHT be a value...
Let me just say that if you are told that I am a "self-proclaimed" expert on ancient gold coins, in reality you had better not ask me any advice...
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