Wow, I love those kind of (re-)discoveries. I once found a box in the back seat of my car with a bunch of books and (surprise!) some coins in it....
Moved thread to World Coins. I would dip it and rinse it thoroughly, as mentioned. I wouldn't advise that if the coin didn't already have...
Merged the duplicate threads about the same coin.
Can we stop the name-calling, pretty please, gentlemen?
Merged the duplicate threads, as the author had reported the error herself.
(Edited to remove the "eBay" prefix in the title, which I believe was an error.)
This kind of stuff is rampant on eBay.
What @thomas mozzillo and @paddyman98 just said. It's a novelty item made to resemble a USA Silver Eagle, but does not even look like real...
Per Numismedia, problem-free common-date SLQs in XF go $32, at retail. You can extrapolate from there. $30 face? 120 coins? Hmm. Sounds...
WOW! The prices those sold for!
Neat old encased cent. @Paddy54 sent me this one recently, when I bought a coin from him. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I already have, as it happens. We did "cheap coin challenges" over on Collectors Universe, under the "Numismatic Gladiator" title. Those were...
Typical Chinese workshop product. Not even real silver. [ATTACH]
By the way, everyone, I can now confirm that there will be old gold next month. (Not big gold. I'm not a rich man. But something fun.)
Just read along, and see how it flows. I welcome donor partners in these giveaways but do not solicit that. Anyone can run their own contest,...
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