I'll look tonight when I get home and post the exact number of pages here. I remember it being quite a bit more than "a few." By my recollection,...
Yes, it's too good to be true. The coins will be coated either partially or fully in real gold and platinum, but the question is, "How much?"...
Thanks, Fish. Next time I'm over that way I'll check it out.
Yours was made the same as mine -- the rims were shaved off the cent to make it the same diameter as the dime. When you look at the edge, is it...
Nice. Very nice.
If I were to recommend a stapling method, I'd go with the above. Definitely use a flat-clinch stapler (about $20) and definitely use stainless...
Cringely: I think justafarmer was saying that a creative way to pass the coins down would be to do so at face value. I'm not saying I agree or...
LTB: If you're really interested in learning more about detecting counterfeit coins, I will recommend "The PCGS Guide to Grading and Counterfeit...
I think it's corroded/environmental damage, with a poor attempt at cleaning.
If you care about the GSA attribution, it's extremely important. Otherwise, how do you know it was released as part of that sale? If you just care...
I think it'll go MS-66 and maybe PL also. The fields and face are so clean that the hit in front of the ear does not bother me.
Oh, for crying out loud.... If it weren't for the emoticon disclaiming your interest, I would quit teh interwebs forever.......
I am a firm believer in customer satisfaction, but I know that it is an impossibility to please everybody. Years ago, I read Bob Tasca's book...
It looks like Fine to me, and may have been cleaned to boot -- can't tell from the pics.
Sweet, thanks. I didn't even know the hobby lobby sold coin stuff. I have one around here somewhere....I'll have to check it out.
It depends on your definition of great -- whether it be someone ethical, someone kind, or someone with a great collection. Anyone can be ethical...
The mintmark being "clear" is a good indicator of being type 2, but not definitive. The type 2 mintmark has large, bulbous serifs on the top and...
No. They switched mintmarks late in 1979. They did the same thing in late 1981. The type II are much more rare than type 1, especially for the...
The Mint isn't going to spend a ton of time on quality control on these things. They're already losing money just by minting them. Why lose more...
The rims are usually the giveaway. Proofs may have sharply-struck, "wire" rims. If you can't get good enough pictures to tell, don't bid unless...
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