When a government creates a coin, there is seigniorage involved (that's the difference between cost and monetary value shown on the books of the...
@Hiddendragon your collection, your rules. Bleep 'em if they don't like it. Besides, NCLT is some of the most innovative work done today. And...
@lordmarcovan, I've dug in a graveyard. But we didn't find anything except bones and remnants of sheets. Didn't expect anything else, they were...
Spend it. A site like this: http://www.coolserialnumbers.com/FancySerialNumbers.aspx illustrates the serial #s that are considered collectable...
Coins are like busses - you wait and wait and then a pack comes along. Growing up we always thought the busses were just scared to be out by...
NCLT sells better than silver rounds (more markup). What (typically) makes it LT? Why a denomination.
Yup, spooning (to make a ring) is the other likely reason. Dryer coins have damage on the obverse and reverse too (think bag marks with a...
Any clue why the 2012 set has kept it's outlandish value? There are now 3 years with lower mintages...
Well into 1987 apparently as this has an end of May 1987 date on it.
Please... Don't try to find the bottom of dumb on Craigslist. It's just a waste of your time. Something dumber is always waiting for you.
Anybody know the names of three top error coin dealers? Fred Mike Byers Jon Takes a special brand of something I'll not name to throw shade on...
Nope. PMD Google dryer coin the smooth and raises rims are the give-away.
Or 10, as the 1/10th ounce Natura is 1 Rand.
Yes, I saw it, went for $201 or so on eBay, too rich for my blood. The date & cert# are interesting, would seem to overlap with the earliest...
Krugerrands ARE legal tender in South Africa... Reference the SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK ACT 90 OF 1989, although it's sort of a back door......
Good details (old cleaning)
The reverse can only LOWER the overall grade. Let's say the coin sat in a drawer for 50 years, sliding on the reverse everytime it was opened or...
Looks like a lamination peel before strike.
That's not true - use Google translate. As long as you do your English at about a fourth grade level it translates it perfectly fine.
They are either idiots or very smart. If they can't figure out how to do a card not present transaction (with support from their card processor),...
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