Not genuine. I had a friend zap one once; that particular example was 83% nickel and the balance a mix of other crap.
I've always been partial to these Belgian coppers.
I'm in the VF-35 camp.
They also say in the news clip that they 'soaked the contents in acid' after the 1855 excavation. Lovely.
Me too, for the stuff I would hate to lose. SDB for the stuff I would really hate to lose.
That's a really nice coin.
I thought you were just calling everyone crazy for keeping PM in a safe deposit box.
I'm no pro with the Golden Dollars, but I understand that the edge lettering alignment is random.
By the way - it said 'Backordered', but let me order and charged my CC immediately.
I never do this, but I ordered two. The things you people make me do.
Great set, good luck with that 70-D
Awesome, thanks for the help! Never would have found it.
Coin rolling machine.
I found this note in an old collection (well, more like an accumulation) of world currency. I could easily identify everything else, but not this....
I tried to do my part by reporting the two 1806 halves and the Seated quarter, because they seemed the most dangerous in terms of fooling someone....
I use almost exclusively 2X2s, they store well in a box, and I can write on them. I've gotten some flak for storing some pretty expensive stuff in...
Even looking past the obvious porosity, the coin looks like it has FR-02 detail, to me.
No, actually. I don't have a store, so my fees always seem to be 10%+3%.
Well said, Mike.
This is true!
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