This was a friend's cat. Gone now, but at least you knew where to look for her. Here's how the name "Pedestrian" evolved. She had a little hip...
Maple Leaf (I have 2). High liquidity. Down the line, you won't have to convince anyone that's it's really gold. Ask yourself, with all the...
Copper, bigger than a quarter; Spain, 1839 Ja (mintmark) 8 Maravedis, KM531.2 -- 2012 Krause is $7 in VG and $25 in fine. This piece will fall...
Would it solve your problem to make each vertical panel a separate image, and run them across like a slide show?
Very Nice! Could you make each vertical panel a separate image, which would give you much greater detail? And run them across like a slide show?
One of the most common dates of Canadian cent. Worth 5c to 10c each on a good day.
".....aha :D Laugh all you want, that advice has been given here on CT." Yes, by ME. Excellent way to get a virtually free appraisal, if done...
The correct quote seems to be "A penny saved is twopence dear," from Poor Richard's Almanack. But hardly anyone today would know what that means....
Do you mean because we call "cents" pennies? This country started with pennies, and the term has persisted over two centuries, even in small-town...
Absolutamente! But in the interests of social justice, the gov must also hire thin people to throw pennies on the ground, otherwise the program...
Why kids are so fat -- they won't bend over to pick up a penny. Even quarters are doubtful. Does anything at McDonald's still cost a quarter?...
Selling at a coin club, you could probably recover your $5 per coin, just for the buyers' novelty of owning a Chinese counterfeit. But I'd keep...
Yes, the petroleum compounds are very mild and work slowly. I don't worry about rubbing the coins, which are circulated. A harsh rag might leave...
If you want some real money, hire a Chinese engraver to morph them into, umm, 1905-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20. Somebody will buy...
There are TENS of MILLIONS of Philadelphia mint cents, let's say 1909 to 1940 to cover all the bases -- WITH NO MINT MARK. Common dates are...
I lay awake nights wondering why folks slab coins worth less than $50. Must be the thrill of getting them back in the mail.
I have 48 diff state tax tokens, including some plastic and fiber examples, and I don't think any of them are worth over $3. In fact, I offered...
With a scanner, go 600dpi. Select a small scanning area, do not use the entire 8 x 11 scanner glass and crop away the excess. Scanning area 2 x...
Acetone is fine, use it OUTDOORS. I put an 1/8th of an inch in a small glass bottle and don't rub the coin at all, no Q-tip, just let it soak 15...
I'd pay $5 too. Good deal, and watch for more, especially in the 1950s, when demand for coinage was high, there was less automation at the Mints,...
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