The particular seller the OP referenced has a few SGS slabs thrown in with his overpriced raw coins. He has a bunch of low grade melt value...
Unless you sell it on eBay. Then it's worth $7.00 OVER melt....
Well, here's my box full of "United States Coins"... unfortunately, they're all made in China. [IMG]
And it's a good thing too... otherwise, my "black cabinet" (http://fakes.numismetrica.com/about/) would be in jeopardy.. [IMG]
Well, you can buy gold plated 2013 Kennedy halves.. there's plenty to choose from on eBay, lol: http://www.ebay.com/bhp/gold-jfk-half-dollar
Yep...old will smith won't be selling on eBay much longer. He'll be joining the ranks of the those well deserved NARU'd individuals very soon.
The OP's coin is 1928-S... worth about $19 in that condition.
My LCS is selling common date Morgans in AU or lower for $18.00 each. They're even cheaper on eBay if you get lucky... lately I've seen a few go...
Now that made me laugh!;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_roll_hunting
That's a fallacy. There are so many fake bars and rounds out there, and sometimes even knowledgeable buyers get scammed if they let their guard...
The actual quote from master forger Mark Hofmann (taken from Charles Larson's book "Numismatic Forgery"): "If I can produce something so...
Well, not quite worthless, as they're still worth face value. I also keep all the PMD coins I find, like this quarter: [IMG]
Much better. Looks like someone took this over to the spotwelder and experimented. That's approximately the same diameter as the tips used on our...
Just a note for the OP... listen to numismat... he is one of the more knowledgeable CT members when it comes to identifying fakes.
I remember that thread, and my reply, which I'll summarize here: I don't believe many CT members are aware of the advances in counterfeit...
Here's an old thread that might be worth reading again... I nominated it for "thread of the week" (remember when that was an incentive for posting...
One more time... read the CU thread, completely.
Read, don't scan. The PCGS Cert Verification database changed after Slab Generation PCGS 8 with 7 digit serial numbers to denote the error.
Neither. Please... read my link post #3.
Dang Chris... you mean these prices in my '62 Redbook are invalid? [IMG]
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