It is a shame but I would take some solace in thinking this could have happened to the coin 100 years ago. What is for sure a shame is when you...
Oh, please. I know you're being sarcastic but there are a myriad of ways coins can be validated. Clad coins have special properties that vending...
If one has the resources, funding, and were to engineer their own machine it could be done with ease (surely Coinstar had/has the resources to...
If you end up going this route I'd make sure you are able to calibrate whatever machine you get to accept silver coins, as well as older coins...
To start searching through halves you will need a minimum $600 available as capital investment. $500 to buy the box and then $100 set aside to pay...
I'd add these to my stats list of found coins but they would still be spenders to me. To each their own as they say but the notion that every...
It's not a keeper but I picked this up from a bank yesterday. It has Arabic writing on the front and back. I believe the date on the back is 1997....
If the note came from a full printing I'd say it's a spender due to the creasing. This note is a tough call as it comes from a printing of only...
I think you're overthinking this a bit. COA's can be forged and made up like anything else. In the year 2000, I was given a Spanish silver cob...
This is what happens to nickels and clad coins when they're exposed to dirt for any apparent length of time. I say dirt because they don't even...
This thread has some very good information about weight tolerances of these coins:...
I'm leaning towards authentic and that it was quite likely recovered from a shipwreck or otherwise found at sea. The cleaning done to it was a bit...
Well yes, I know that. Searching through coins doesn't typically pay in the long run and generally shouldn't be relied upon as a money-making...
Do you need a reliable and consistent income now that you're retired? If you're fully retired, are in decent physical shape, and don't need a...
I want to say rare. I have gone through many hundreds of thousands of ones and I've never seen serials on a note that were so different from each...
I've found that erasing pencil on currency doesn't always have a good outcome. Considering how small and anodyne the writing is, I would leave the...
I think the wear gives it character. This is a borderline lowball, which is a desirable attribute to some collectors.
I'd see if there's a coin club based out of Missoula that he could go to. Even if he just went to a couple of meetings (due to distance), it'd be...
What kind of machine are you attempting to insert the note into? The stamps on the bill are quite small, aren't covering any security features,...
For long term storage I'd keep your notes in firm plastic sleeves. If the sleeves you are using are soft and notably pliable, I'd switch them out....
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