Rubber doesn't stop magnetism. If you have an in-tank electronic fuel pump, could it be affected? Could the input signals be scrambled? Just...
New photo, a good idea. You don't have to "Sir" me, I never made it past E-4.
I call 'em like I see 'em. I do wish I had a VAM book. Think I'll stick to my original opinion after the side-by-side. And the color, although...
It's hard to argue with all those die differences. Somebody with a known-good 1882, let's post images side-by-side. Regardless, I'm not changing...
No text files with your contact info - ask your bank if you can use THEIR contact info, your favorite teller, etc., anything but YOUR data.
Be ecstatic - it's a fake. Here's 5 die differences -- on a real dollar, the first S in States almost touches the wing; the O and the F in OF are...
And the reason the Fed requests them - fairly straightforward. There's still interest in "going Canada" and eliminating the penny and the $1...
Saving tax money - printing one $2 bill costs half as much as printing two $1 bills. In any case, the reason merchants don't like them, there's...
1909 St. Petersburg mint. Fine = $4, Very Fine = $6, Extremely Fine = $14 (Krause)
If you don't know already, there's a LOT of dollars' worth of Canada in those few photos. Keep the album straight upright, not laying flat, to...
Keep in mind there are literally 100+ times as many cats and kittens on STAMPS as there are on coins, and the average cost is well under 10 cents...
Browse "cats on coins" in Google Images. There's quite a few, but most appeared to be 1 ounce silver (or gold).
Collect89's yen is Taisho 3, 1914.
Your coin is Meiji 16, or 1883, as you indicated. No opinion on authenticity.
Problem solved, then -- sell it to the jeweler. o_O
For $8, your coin must have originally come from Alibaba. I looked at 40+ recently-completed purchases on eBay, ranging from $178 to $283.
The Palau coin was minted by the New Zealand Mint - the APMEX blurb says so. The coin contains $35+ worth of silver, I wouldn't throw it away!...
Your image of the reverse is fuzzy due to glare from the light source, so it's hard to analyze; everything "looks" doubled due to shadows and...
For the OP, maybe not familiar with U.S. terminology, "junk silver" refers to circulated 90% dimes, quarters, and half dollars; it's just a term...
The definition of a bullion coin has nothing to do with mintage or demand. The marketplace establishes "demand" after it sees the coin's design...
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