I wouldn't be surprised if you see a lot of dumping of these into the secondary market, just like First Spouses, once the bloom is off the rose.
Gold dollar, silver dollar, Trade dollar, Morgan dollar, Peace dollar, Eisenhower dollar, Susan B Anthony dollar, Sacagawea dollar, Native...
BTW, for those who haven't noticed it yet--the Eliasberg $5 1899-S MS69 NGC is also in the sale. Yep, the half eagle, also pedigreed to John Clapp...
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Even the pix there are not very clear but it's a commemorative bronze medal of some sort.
You need to post a picture of it, if that is not possible at a minimum describe all the legends/text on each side. It could be a coin or a medal.
Regardless of the above --- I don't think a Gobrecht dollar collection can be "completed." At least, not for less than a gazillion dollars. Ivy...
Good luck erwizard, you are doing the right thing to buy the book before the coin. I hope! Also learn the fine points of grading, which would...
Depends on what you want to collect. I see you are a CONECA member so I assume varieties are your thing, in which case I would definitely buy...
PS Thanks for the interesting POVs that several contributors have posted to this thread. Much food for thought here. Merry Christmas, y'all!
Regardless of what ratio you believe to be appropriate--and I agree with rono that just the fact that so many people track the AU/AG ratio makes...
You might make sure to cancel any credit cards/account numbers that were on your laptop. Or put a credit watch in place. Sorry for your loss. That...
Well the fiorino article is interesting in its own right, whether it was the "first" or not ... Thanks Clinker and hi back atcha.
Florence is Firenze in Italian, and the coat of arms of the city is a stylized lily, what we call a fleur de lys or fleur de lis. (Fleur in French...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well, biggiej, and I will hoist a beer in your honor this morning ... er, evening. A Belgian one at...
I would like to go if for no other reason than to see the bidding on three Heritage lots: the 1913 Liberty nickel, the 1927-D double eagle MS66...
Domitian was plagued throughout his life by the idea that he would die a horrible, violent death at a given time, as foretold by his horoscope. It...
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Sweet coin jaceravone! grizz, according to my Cherrypickers' it says "Pickup Point: IN GOD WE TRUST. A medium spread can be detected on IN GOD...
Thanks for the clever and informative post, Clinker.
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