The high grade of the coin plus the fact that it was part of the Eliasberg collection equals premium price. Simple math:yes:
Sending anything to auction can be risky. Have the coins that ran across his auction block been close to or exceeded market value at the time?...
I plan on experimenting with common circulated $1 bills to see if I can replicate his results. Knowing the process that the paper itself goes...
Plated specifically for use in jewelry. Few would wear a "copper" if it would turn brown and/or green. Jewelry industry promotes shine and...
I'd say that they might be from the Morgan Mint and are .999 silver plated over copper alloy
All I can figure is some people are wanting to gift this and they themselves aren't collectors.
Rest easy, Clinker. Even now, you have taught somebody something new. When it's my time, I'll be looking for you.
thanks for the correction Gary.
I can see the point that $100 now doesn't purchase as much as it used to and that larger denominations would make sense. I would like to see...
I agree that purchases can be made in other forms (rare art, coins, diamonds, etc.) but that has to be converted to something else that is easier...
Currently 10,000 yen equals 128 USD. Sounds bigger than it really is. What about the african country that had hyper inflation and issued...
If genuine, they have a little more melt value than a worn common date Morgan or Peace dollar IF you can find a buyer that is intersted and well...
See my point? Now, cut that volume by 2 or 2.5 or better yet, by 100 ($10,000 bills). Had it been $10,000 bills, there would have been only...
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