JohnMilton had most of the pieces to the puzzle. The key parts are: One the original 1878 and 1890 silver purchase acts were a sop to the mining...
Silver and gold, yes, Base metal brass no. Gold and silver coins had nearly their full face value of metal in them, the base metal coins did not....
Walmart is not selling coins. Like Amazon they allow others to market through their website and probably collect a percentage on all sales. And...
The Bicentennial is not a proof, it is probably a 40% silver uncirculated strike.
Might not help much, those things are only .100 fine
The 2018 is also a circulation coin not a NIFC piece, The hanging drop on the 4 on the 64's can be found on business strikes as well so it isn't...
The die chip nailed it but there are other indicators. The reverse die with the chip can be found on fake S mint Lincolns from 1909 to 1915, and...
Another thing that throws people is today we expect proof coins to be cameo. That wasn't common until 1973. Proofs before that were brilliant...
I don't think I would blame Cook Islands, they didn't make it. They sell the rights for others to make coins in their name for a fee and possibly...
Haven't been around for the past few months, but I'm coming up on 22 years.
Possibly because his is a higher grade coin. Sometimes on strong clashes like this you can also see the letters of LIBERTY in the stripes on the...
MAYBE rarest by availability, but not rarest by mintage. That crown belongs to the 1909 S mintage of 309,000, less than half that of the 1877....
They used to have that and it was rather successful. They got rid of it.
Amazing range of dates as well from 1743 to 1978. At least two civil war tokens, silver coins and a gold coin all for $8. I agree with...
Just got my first 2024's yesterday, a 24 D cent and a 24 D dime. There are some of the 2023's I haven't seen yet. Not a chance, The government...
Compugrade and SEGS also used top labels on their slabs. Unless you are looking for an early NGC slab with an intact hologram. Peeling the label...
Until the SS Central America was found there were only a handful of MS Type 1 double eagles known. So 1857 S is probably going to be your best...
Make that two. I happen to like it as well, I think it shows some creativity and thinking outside the box. The plain fields are an eye catcher,...
No it doesn't magically appear at the new price, but if the merchant doesn't immediately raise the price he won't have the money to pay for the...
A $50 Nickel mint bag? I thought Nickels were shipped $200 to the bag.
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