To tell you the truth, the Indian came back in a body bag-- actually, 3 times. All the grading services I mentioned said it was a fake! The...
Well, here's an 1897 Philadelphia for comparison
Also, you've got to be sure that the slabs themselves aren't fake!
Close, at least as far as Libby's concerned. But the grade on the quarter eagle may surprise you.
So much can happen in a month, but I'll say $1203
I wish the Chief had attained that stellar grade. Something at least near that was what I had been hoping for. But the Powers That Be said...
1942 half penny Sounds to me like you have a 1942 half penny from Great Britain. Georgivs is the Latin name for George (George the Sixth in...
Here are a couple of gold coins that have been graded by 3rd party grading services (PCGS, NGC, and/or ANACS) . Can you guess what the grades are?
The Russian coin is a Chervonetz and contains .2489 ounces of gold.
That reminds me of a Monty Python sketch where a newlywed couple go into a mattress shop, but every time they say "mattress", one of the salesmen...
She is an actress with a lot of, um, talent :smile
Considering the time in which chop marks were used in Japan (up to early 1870s), and the time that the abbreviated character for yen (円) was...
My guess would be John Phillip Sousa
There are so many favorite coins, old and modern. This is one I particularly like because it was the prototype of the first US silver dollar
The "W" in the motto looks wrong. Here's the reverse of a real 1881 for comparison
The gold market has shot up considerably since 2002. Your Mexican 50 pesos alone is worth more than $1300 at today's prices, since it contains...
Here is a cob 8 reales coin from 1736 for comparison http://www.rubensteincoins.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=61
One more voice in the chorus. Even if this coin were AU, it wouldn't be worth sending in for grading AU price: maybe $15-20 Grading price: $35
Many reasons: 1) Silver is often a by-product of lead/zinc/copper mining and can be sold profitably by smelters for a relatively low price. 2)...
Well, I'm glad you like it. I'm wondering if it may be a very late stage die cap? After comparing with the picture of the die cap nickel, my...
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