Properly read this way: ПРOЛETAPИИ BCEX CTPAH, COEДИHЯИTECb!
What I found is this: "All proletarians of the world unite!". This is found at the bottom of the first crest of Uzbekestan (circa 1931).
Money talks and you know what walks. There will be a need for cash transactions well into the forseeable future. Almost every "plastic"...
Perhaps the Southern branch mints?
Looks like it was sand blasted.
89 grams would make that much larger than a $50 American Eagle. Perhaps it contains 89 grains (approx 6.4 grams) of gold? By the photo, I'd say...
It's fun to dream. I am looking at buying several coins in the 4 figure range this year though. By the time I get them, I'll have spent 5 figures.
Any doubling anywhere else? I would suspect machine doubling. Additional close-ups of other areas would be nice to determine which doubling this is.
There will be a need for currency and coinage in many types transactions (legal or otherwise) long into the future. Who ever heard of using a...
A simple explanation for the Post Office descrepancies. A normal thickness letter or postcard can be processed through automatic machinery that...
I feel it's worth more than a mylar flip. Put it in a hard case like Airtite if you don't send it to a TPG.
It's not just the guys on the idiot box. Some mail order coin dealers are almost as bad on their prices ( i.e. Littleton) but you don't have the...
Where do you think the '88s (and others) come from? The penny fairy?:yes:
It also has grooves in it.
Many other countries use a comma instead of a decimal point to denote the division between the main denomination and the fractional portion. This...
If I were to buy this coin, I wouldn't pay any more than the value of a VG-10. Years ago, I might have thought it was a F-12 to 15 but, back...
The best way to defend yourself against fakes is KNOW THE COIN. If you plan to buy an expensive coin, do as much research as you can about that...
The mint defaces all dies (at least nowadays). In the past, there have been re-strikes made years after the original issue however, you must go...
This a 7 over 8 TF as can be seen in the close up.
1889-CC is no where near XF. The eagle's breast is worn flat, the hair abover the ear is worn the eagles wing tips show wear and there is little...
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