As one who grew up along the old Trail of Tears, had a drama teacher who played John Ross in the Trail of Tears pageant in Tahlequah, Oklahoma,...
This is just a poor-quality scan. The actual coin looks much better than this:
If it's good, it must be a heretofore unknown variety
A lot of people here cringe at the thought of cleaning a coin, for any reason. Others think it's OK to dip a coin in a mild solution if the...
If you dip it or alter its surfaces in any way, there is no way to get a refund on it. Are you prepared to keep it, even if it is a fake?
It's just her "inner beauty" shining through! http://www.cointalk.com/t190979-5/
Several years ago, I bought a Bust dollar from a trusted dealer I had known since high school who assured me that the coin had "original...
I find it interesting that the half dime was reintroduced in 1829 (after a hiatus of 24 years), which was the first year of Jackson's...
There is even technology that is being developed in Japan to recover gold from old cell phones. I forget the exact figures offhand, but in a...
I was a little perplexed when I read that, because even blowing up the pictures of both my coin and the OP's coin to 9 inches in diameter did not...
Wow, an 1807 Comet! Cool!
Once again-- the silver coinage depended on the amount of silver that was brought in to the Mint. Assume that the amount of silver that was...
Several factors to consider here 1) According to the Redbook, half dollars during this time were generally traded among banks and didn't really...
Canada didn't just give the SBA "color" to create its Loon dollar-- it also gave the Loon a different alloy, and multiple sides with a smooth...
I go with XF details as well. Strong LIBERTY/headband, but not all the diamonds are visible. Also, Liberty looks like she has cat whiskers, and...
By the way, how much do these new reproductions cost?
A 1944-S US-Philippine 10 centavos is the first coin I remember owning. I was 4 years old and we were being shown around our empty new house by...
Looking at the ribbon in Liberty's hand, it looks like it spells "LIBERTYT". At any rate, that bit that comes after the "Y" looks very dubious. I...
I don't want to rain on your parade, but here come a few sprinkles :) ... $50 seems like a lot to invest in a set of ostensibly uncirculated...
I think of it as getting $2.50 cash back :)
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