Today, there are many Japanese who do not know the names "Mutsuhito", "Yoshihito", or even "Hirohito". Instead, these emperors are known by their...
First of all, congratulations on your nice coin-- it does look like a very nice $1 Type 1. As for the price of gold and silver, one thing you...
It could be just discoloration from exposure to the elements. Have you weighed the coin? Standard weight for a regular nickel is 5 grams.
The pictures make it seem like it's very worn, but I think it compares favorably with the PCGS VF-20 coin that I posted a link to upthread. Better...
When I was just starting out, I was advised NOT to buy the key coins first, for several reasons: 1) It's better to start out with the cheap...
Here's a VF-20 PCGS 1926-S for comparison: http://cgi.ebay.com/1926-S-Buffalo-Nickel-PCGS-VF-20-Very-Nice-KEY-Coin-/250644515886
And this 1921-S Morgan has been sitting in a 20th Century Type Set holder (glass case) for years:
This is my favorite toned Morgan. I watched it tone over the years in what was apparently a heavily sulfurous environment.
It does, at that. I have always been fascinated with the $20 Liberty ever since I saw my first one as a little kid at a coin club meeting back in...
That's right, I forgot about the difference in weight between the Morgan/Peace dollars and the equivalent face value in lower-denomination silver...
I'm sorry you weren't able to get the CC. What was the Greysheet price back then, and what would be the going price for a similar '93-CC now?
To tell you the truth, I think your friend is the jerk. He gave you an estimate, and went way over it without telling you about the cost overrun...
That's not always the case-- I bought a lot of "common dreck" (otherwise known as "junk silver") about 20 years ago at 3.2 to 3.6 times face, and...
Looking at the reverses of the ebay coin and my coin side-by-side, I also notice that the mintmark on the ebay coin is slanted and lower than it...
It looks like it has been dipped, but not harshly cleaned.
My Ghost O seems harmless enough. She might just be trying to tell me that she was an "O" mint in a previous life. LOL.
Here's an 1893-CC I picked up a little while back. I would grade it as a VF-20. What do you think?
Sometimes "key dates" don't always live up to their reputation. Past "key dates" that have fizzled include 1950-D nickel 1960 small date cent 1955...
Here's the only 1920-S in my collection. The date is, indeed, different, and the designer's initials on my coin are clearly visible.
Here's another foreign coin that I picked up not too long ago-- an absolutely gorgeous 1902 Swedish 20 kronor:
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