In a case like that you're just plain stuck. And if ever sells them he'll be liable for tax on the full amount.
As to the question that started the thread, Chris is right, it's simply die wear from metal flow. It's quite common to find it on coins from...
You're more than welcome ! I'm always happy to hear of another ducat collector :) When I first got started on them most folks didn't even know...
Very good question ! One I've asked myself forty eleven times ! Two things I can think of - somebody prominent, highly respected, said the...
I've written about it here numerous times but I don't keep track of or links to every post I've written. To find them you have to search for them....
You can read about it here - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/i-am-very-proud-to-say.282405/ Unfortunately there is no single source for this...
If you can post it here you could have posted it there just as well. But I'll save you the trouble and just move it there for you :)
I didn't know I was showing off Rob, certainly not my intention in any event. But I appreciate the compliment.
No matter how you acquire a coin, you should always, always, always ask for and get a receipt ! Why ? The tax man is why ! At some point you are...
The striations are the evidence. In most cases it does exactly that. But, if and when the blank cutter is getting a little dull and worn itself,...
Winner, winner, chicken dinner ! :)
Yeah, there are lots and lots of coins older than 494 BC - but they don't have dates on them ! The one I mentioned from 494 BC does have a date on...
No need for them to do that. They spent the time, money, and went through the process of getting special permits from the govt. to do what they...
Then you're simply using the right key words in your searches, or, you're searching for the wrong things. I say that because pretty much every law...
I believe that would be a Samian silver tetradrachm struck in Zankle and dated 494 BC. However, it needs to be understood that the date is written...
That depends entirely on what the laws are, where you are. While they are similar in many states, they are different in some.
If they are criss-crossed they are not die polish lines, they are die scratches. Die polish lines are always straight because the method of die...
You kinda need to define for us how you define the words you used - dated. If you mean a coin that has an actual numerical date on it, there's one...
And the answer is, for the legal part anyway - is when the law says it has to be reported. And if the law does not say it has to be reported, then...
Does for me too. This is how it works - https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/found-money-what-are-my-legal-obligations-31615
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