I would have bought the feeder fingers at least.
Well, maybe it was not a priority for the Mint itself, but for collectors and preservationists it is. After all, the government makes a lot dumb...
Not everyone can afford it, nor knew about the auction, nor would have space to put it.
I would rather someone kill an alligator to eat it and use its leather to make a purse rather than stuffing it and selling it as a stuffed alligator.
I guess this is a touchy subject?
Please do NOT turn this into a thread about Dan Carr's fantasy pieces. Anyway, pictured below is a 50 Cent "feeder finger" from the Denver Mint's...
Well, I would be if it wasn't struck through grease. I don't like those kinds of errors and it kind of ruins it for me. The same goes for super...
[ATTACH] Here is a closeup of the rim pattern on the Experimental Upset Eisenhower. Verrrrry Straaange! Just got them in the mail today!
Just teasin' its all good :)
Paddyman??? Damn. He's so good he gets credit when it's not even his post! :P
Thank you, Fred. I always wondered what their story was. Appreciate it! Now, the fact that the son had them, was that because the dad I guess...
I would love to know the story of this Hoard myself. I have been searching but can't find anything about who found them, when they were...
I have two new and super cool certified unstruck planchets to add to my rare unstruck blank & planchet collection. One is an "experimental upset"...
Can you please stop talking in the third person? It is super annoying
Leave them in there. Period
Damage
What dealer is going to buy $15,000 of silver eagles?
Rims should be much brighter than the rest of the coin. If the rims are the same dark color as both sides than it is ED
Not big bucks. Around $20-$50 if certified and MS
No doubling there
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