What about coins made by mint employees for personal gain? Or ones that were allegedly stolen from the U.S Mint? I don't see a problem with the...
I'll post some pics of the starter kit this weekend.
When I lived in the Miami, FL area I used to get coins from carribean countries in change quite frequently. I too received a 2 euro cent in...
At a local flea market, I found a complete "Coin Hobby Starter Kit" (Whitman No. 9735). It contains everything stated on the box cover! It has...
I too collect Icelandic coins. It was a natural spin-off of my Danish collection which so far dates back to 1776. Eventually, I would like to...
Coinstudy.com is showing wholesale prices. This is what you can expect the average dealer to offer. Multiply by approximately 3 if you are...
Acid won't bring up a date or any other feature to that degree.
The old steam locomotives flatten coins really well!:eek:
Tilted planchet when stuck by the dies is my guess as much of the detail is present in a good portion of obverse and reverse. The lightly struck...
20 cent coins were disliked because of similar size and design (seated Liberty) to the quarter. Much like the SBA dollar being similar in size to...
The Trade (if genuine) looks as if it has "cabinet wear". Early collectors (before cards, folders and albums) stored their coins in cabinets with...
Key words are "antique dealer". Many antique stores are over priced on most if not all their merchandise. However, there are exceptions. A...
This would be akin to walking into your bank and seeing another customer with the loan officer, butting in and offering the same length loan at a...
I've had many items w/ b.i.n. option and many sold that way. Sometimes, I think, a bidding war occurs. I watch quite a few things on Ebay and...
Looking at my collection, I would be considered as taking the "shotgun" approach. I have silver, gold, half cents, Morgans, mercs, buffs, etc....
There seems to be an outline of a "D". I would say it's a PMD 1978-D.
I would try to remove as much plastic as safely possible and then try soaking in acetone. It is VERY aggressive towards most polymers (plastics)...
I agree with the theory of money in safes and under mattresses and the larger denomination theory. Cash will be around for a long time to come as...
Welcome to CT! That's quite a deal but how can you sleep at night? Is he still your friend? Beware of Chinese or other fakes. 1895 S Morgans have...
It appears to be PMD. The dent in the 9 has an arc to it that continues on the upper corner of the D. That's my opinion. Which along with a...
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