I just drooled on my keyboard . . .
I wonder who their buyer is . . .
Yeah, from what I understand, each of us is the "Mark".
Who is that guy anyway?
I can't wait to get off stage . . . this girdle is killing me! .
I think you should begin by selling or trading your Dirham for something to take it's place, as the other two coins are at least eligible for...
I guess I'd be curious to know why it's necessarily a Kennedy instead of a Franklin or earlier half dollar. If you don't care, then it really...
Thanks for recognizing it @jom. I'm just a temporary custodian, but don't fret . . . I'll place her with an appreciative collector.
I edited after I realized the dumb nature of my question . . . The 90% would apply to more than just Kennedy halves.
Yes.
I do not place much stock in the claims of those who believe that hardness testing is conducted on planchets. The companies that manufacture...
I can vouch for the above values not being out of line for the Ike Dollars. I would eagerly pay $600 for a genuine 40% silver Ike planchet and...
Moreso than other series of smaller and / or softer coinage, Ike's can be difficult to grade because many imperfections are not post-strike marks,...
Split planchets after strike are rarely so smooth in the interior of the planchet, as the design elements from both sides produce uneven pressure...
Very reputable, Vic has great market sense, that ever-important collector's eye, and the sense of fairness all collectors want in a dealer.
David Kahn is a top notch dealer . . . a true collector's advocate with a critical eye and a very good sense for what a coin is truly worth in the...
I suspect Paddy54 is sensitive to the fact that your inventory so often ends up being displayed prominently in posts not under the BST forum. I...
Yup, PCGS are too thick to fit NGC and NGC are too tall to fit PCGS. Both think they're being clever to the exclusion of the other. However,...
The Rockwell test is not performed on coins - only on dies. Its purpose is to determine that the dies have reached sufficient hardness after...
I'm not seeing any signs of Rockwell testing of the die.
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