I've started collecting these... there are 6 total notes, not counting star notes $1 Silver Cert, $5 and $5A, $10, $20 and $20A. What I've...
Yikes! I had no idea how many fakes were available on Ali. Most of them look cast, which makes it a bit easier to tell, but some of the fakes are...
For the test, I was going to experiment with fishing line since it has almost no weight, it's water resistant, so it won't soak it the water, and...
Thanks everyone.... I'll upload a few here instead of starting a new thread. First, I'll apologize if the photos aren't up to snuff. I'm still...
I've bought a large group of raw coins and a few of them were in cardboard flips marked "not real" but a bunch were loose. I've weighed them (my...
I've read through all of the cleaning threads I could find as well as the specific gravity test threads, but I can't seem to find an answer. Will...
Is a "dryer" coin exactly like it sounds... one that has gone through a clothes dryer?
While looking through a bag on pennies, I found this 1948-S with a very high, almost rolled rim. It obscures the "8" in 1948 and the "L" in...
Another box of halves = skunk. Today's CWR's had promise. The teller told me that a plumber had just deposited $400 worth of CWR halves. The...
Thanks for the info! Very nice find. You should definitely play lotto... or at the very least, buy a few scratchers and use one of these to...
Are these CWR's or BWR's? Is it always the same bank/branch?
I once headr a stat that Federal Reserve Notes circulate for an average of 18 months before being destroyed, and coins can circulate an average of...
Thanks for all the info... it was a really great find. I used to search boxes of halves, but there were three problems: 1. It tied up my money....
Today, my bank teller had a bunch of silver halves. I bought all 30 of them. There were a some Franklins, some Kennedys, and even some Walking...
Eureka! After searching boxes of halves, I finally gave up. There were too many skunks. In the past 10 boxes, I found 2 40's and it wasn't worth...
Is this wrong of me? Today I was walking past a CoinMaster (Safeway's version of the Coinstar) and there was an older gentleman (late 70's, early...
I should have been clearer in my original post... I should have said that there is a PRANKSTER on Craigslist. I think he's messing with...
I was looking around Craigslist yesterday and someone has posted a want ad for a 1975 Washington Quarter. He is willing to pay $100 to $500 for...
Will someone start a "show us your trainwrecks" thread? I'm not sure if I have anything to contribute, but it would be a fun thread to read!
I recently got a box of half dollars from my bank and while searching for silver coins, I came across roll after roll of 2001-D uncirculated...
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