I'm thinking that the is a genuine example, but has been made into an "opium" coin with a locket inside. Just a gut feeling.
You can always check for real silver by putting an ice cube on top of it. Silver gives off heat and the ice cube should dissolve rather quickly...
Any money declared by a government to be legal tender.
I would look at silver as a hybrid, part commodity and part industrial metal. Most silver continues to be used for industrial applications,...
The value of silver is cushioned by its' widespread industrial use. It shouldn't be looked at as just a commodity.
It would be nice if a grading service would be good enough to specify where a scratch is, what made them think a coin was cleaned, what they mean...
I sold a 1908s NGC MS64BR to someone for $350, well under the value. He wanted to return it as it had a very small dark spot on the reverse that...
The toning is very nice on both. The top one looks to me like a 67+ and maybe PL. while the bottom one comes in at a 63 due to the distracting...
The brown (and sometimes blackish) toning is caused by cupric oxide (cuprous oxide), while the verdigris is from exposure to copper sulfate and a...
I'm not seeing any reason for a rate hike now, perhaps in November.
It doesn't get much better than that!
I have a 77s that looks genuine, but the weight is way below specs. I brought it to a dealer and, after inspecting it closely, he opened the...
While I believe the dealer has offered a fair price, asking him to pay another two to three hundred is worth trying. If he doesn't budge, take...
The details of this coin in the listing are amazingly thorough!
I agree- if the color is "questionable," let another grader or two give opinions.
Yes, I have one of the silver ones, holds coins and currency. I also like the coin dispensers banks used to give out (ones like bus drivers had)....
Thay truly is one hell of a safe! I'd pay $500 for it so long as shipping is free.
I'll go with MS63 and the toning is unattractive.
In 1963-64, I went through rolls of cents, nickels, and dimes from a supermarket, found and kept the Indians, Buffaloes, and Mercurys. I recall...
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