Sterling silver and in that condition, worth melt value, about $5.50 according to todays spot price. The last and largest mintage for this KM#.
Seeing as the US is increasingly cashless with the majority of cash purchases being small amounts, this really makes no sense.
My newest German States additions. Konstanz, ND, Kreuzer, MS65. A beautifully struck coin. A conditional rarity for sure! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Very nice. Iceland has issued very few commemoratives!
I was luckily able to acquire a lovely coin from the collection, a 2 schillings lübisch from Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. Minted as a trade...
There's certainly a market for slabs. Blanchard, Hannes Tulving, etc. have a small collector base, but some of these may command a premium from them.
Nice. I have always liked the arabic script. This one looks nice and flashy!
Coin snap is terrible. You'd have better luck and better advice from a forum such as CoinTalk.
I've been on the ditch the cent train for a while. But, I'm sure mining interests will not be too happy. But, if they do get rid of it, will...
Looks like a good return on those! I've considered switching to a PCGS membership because of the long turnaround at NGC for grading economy world...
Here's a link. I found one other site that had essentially the same information....
Looks superb!
My only two proof coins. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
agreed!
I'm a huge fan of a privy mark over just a mint mark letter!
Wonderful original crust. What is that below the date, a bee/moth?
Nice scene with the sun, palm trees and train. I've seen these before and always thought they were nice.
I love the reverse on these!
The German States minor denominations are my collecting focus, though most of my collection is from the 18th century and before. I still have a...
Should this have happened online, I'd say try and return it. But, the coin was available to view in hand. Almost every show has ample lamps and...
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