I'll start with what everyone else will ask anyway. Can you post a picture? At first guess it could be a filled die or post mint damage. A...
Right now my interest is spread between $5 Gold AGEs and Pace Dollars. But I will always have soft spot for ALL US Halves, especially those...
Time to get a new book. 1964 proof exist. I even think there are several varieties.
What you have is a gold-plated commerative Kennedy Half. The link below may satisfy your curiosity...
Moen, I don't mean to sound rude, but I disagee. A polshed reflective proof, to some degree, will keep it's reflective surface. Maybe after...
I'm in. :D
Rick, I simply ask the bank to order $1,000 face value of half dollars. They get them from the Fed or a money house. The coins come in rolls in...
I am one of the many on this forum who search half dollars. Each week I order and search $1,000 face value. I have been at it for over a year...
Ask yourself a simple question..., if you were selling a lot of coins on ebay, would you search them first??
Wheatpenny, The odds of finding silver (including cald 1965-1970) in one box of $500 face value is typicaly 1 coin per 5 rolls, or 10 cons per...
Gary, Those 1976-s halves may have given you your first proof pulls from circulation. Are they clad of silver? If clad, they are proof...
Thank you all for your feedback. I'm learning a lot of hard lessons regarding error coins.
Is there anywhere I can send the undersized coin for review? I'm not sure if PCGS/NCG is where I want to start and I do not have access to a...
To answer your question Dan...I'm a collector. Funny thing is though, I'm always looking for deal or comparing what I pay for a coin as...
1921-D Walking Liberty Half
The one on the left (covered in green, verdi-something) is slighlty smaller than your normal Lincoln. At first glance I though it might have been...
Judicata, Be wary of a box coin, sometimes referred to as an opium coin. What occurs is that a jeweler (with extremly fine tools) will cut...
I had the same question a while back. Here's the thread and what I learned....
Kelso, Be sure to check the dates on all the coins. Do not rely on looking at the rim to determine if they are silver. Sometimes the 40% silver...
Old Dan, I concur with BZ on the ASE. I'm not very familiar with the AGEs, so I cant help you there. But, the ASE alone is at least a $3,500...
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