Ah, so...then probably not worth the cost to have graded. I can accept that...I don't recall when I got it, where, or at what cost. It's just a...
Mom immigrated with her family from Holland at age 12 in 1924. This coin was her high school graduation present in the year of issue. Technically...
I listed this on eBay recently, an' it sold fairly promptly. As soon as the buyer received it, I got an eBay request for its return; the stated...
Yes, I was prepared for that news. Now I'm gonna trim the ring off (carefully) an' tidy up the edge where it was attached. The reverse is in far...
Hi, all... This rolled to the top while looking for something else. It looks fake, in the severely granular nature of the ground if nothing else....
~1 1/8" long, ~7/8" wide, >1/2" thick, ~3/16" string holes; it's effectively hollow, an' weighs ~9 grams. I doubt it has much age to it, but the...
Hi, y'all...I dug this out of a box of junk at a local mall, an' gave a buck for it...mostly to see if it was genuine, an' get help with the date....
A pre-1930 gold Quarter Eagle is 18mm; a Barber Dime is 24.3mm. That's quite a difference, but not in the direction you suggest.
Certainly plated, and after considerable circulation. But why? It's hard to believe it could be passed as a Quarter Eagle...except for its size,...
Very good counsel...Thanks!
When Dad died, I got his <1964 US sliver rolls. Perhaps 2 dozen dimes, ~15 quarters, ~12 halves. I want to 'sort' them, a roll at a time, for key...
~4 1/8" diameter, ~.300" thick, 2 1/2 oz. The probability that there were many of these 'minted' seems to be large...but try as I might, I can...
I stumbled across this under a box flap. The box was loosely packed with misc Japanese bring-back from the GHQ era by an uncle. There weren't any...
Back...to France! This is Pewter, I think. Heavy, not silver or brass. It may even be some kind of repo or modernish re-strike. Marked VC....
Z: That SteveOrino has a fine eye, and obviously knows his way around a Nickel! They're all lovely, and very evocative; my eyes will be peeled for...
"...the 1932 cost me over one hundred scrillas!" And worth every dime of that! Really, a beautiful piece...Thanks! wlw
As an indicator of how far out in the weeds I am (figuratively); I had never seen nor heard of a Hobo Nickel before reading that story about Bert...
Wow! 19 pages of almost completely "Out Of Stock"...but what a fine display of desirable silver! You're right...I've been warned! Thanks! wlw
Yeah, but...that's finding out the hard way!!
"You don't wanna know about the OTHER one . . . ." I don't? Why not? Try me! wlw
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