I remember when I was 8 years old and I got my first Redbook-- I was immediately attracted to the Flying Eagle cent. But it wasn't until 20 years...
They're probably also aware that if you leave a silver dime in a blue Whitman folder for 10+ years, it can end up like this:
I'm pretty sure they're aware of it. They're also probably aware that leaving a silver dime in a blue Whitman album for 20 years can produce this...
Given the way the notes are cut and then stacked, I don't understand how such an error could have been made at the BEP:...
You can tone dimes like that by keeping them in coin envelopes that contain sulfur. For example, this proof 1961 dime was kept in a paper coin...
I would be very surprised it it were a real BEP error. As you noted, Federal Reserve Notes are sold in uncut sheets by the Bureau of Engraving and...
Looks like it is real. :)
Coin collecting is a learning experience for all of us :) Anyway, here are some of my cash coins. Two of them are similar to Angel's
I replaced that set of pictures with another set that you should be able to see :)
At the recent coin show I attended in Tokyo, dealers were selling these in bags for the equivalent of 30 cents each. If you look in the 1801-1900...
I'm not so sure that your coin is a counterfeit-- it is fairly common Chinese cash coin. I have 2 or 3 of that particular type myself. Anyway,...
A slow climb is fine with me. And we only have a couple of dollars or so to go before we're back at $40.
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The toning on that F 1923-S Walking Liberty 50c is particularly, um, interesting.
I don't think it will even go VF.
In this group of coins, there are 7 proofs and 2 uncirculateds. If you look closely, I think you will be able to tell which is which.
This site is worth a look-- "Out of business or older 3rd party grading services". It contains information not only about ANI, but lots of other...
It sounds to me like it could be natural toning. Pictures would help, and then the toning experts in this forum could add their opinions.
There are various types of toning. In general, it is divided into "natural toning" (NT), and "artificial toning" (AT). Artificial toning, which is...
I don't know exactly how many wheats I have, but they're enough to fill a 1941-1958 folder, and fill in most of the holes in a 1909-1958 album....
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