Courtesy link. The tarnish looks like the type which results from long-time storage in an old cardboard folder/album, such as the Whitman...
Nope. [img] The obverse of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Annamese cash coins are all similar, using the Chinese characters which read (top...
Of course, if you want to be honest and ethical, avoid misrepresenting what you are selling by prominently stating in your listing that the coin...
5th grade math is not a numismatic subject.
So do you consider 2.5g US silver dimes (1873-1964) as "abnormal"? [img] The Red Book gives 2.7g as the weight of US clad coins from...
None that I am aware of, so perhaps it's a business opportunity for you. :D Many people exchange coins, which raises their cost to face+postage,...
Not necessarily. If you sell a $25 bank roll for $40 ($15 profit) you've done much better than you would by selling a $40.90 (incl. S/H) mint...
The first one in your latest batch is from an Islamic country, dated AH1396 and denomination of 10 (something) in the second picture, which needs...
Apples & oranges my friend. The per cent cost of manufacture has nothing to do with the number of coins per pound.
I really hate to burst anyone's bubble, but1 pound av. = 454 grams1 pre-1982 cent weighs 3.11gUnless my calculator is broken, 454/3.11...
A little tickling with a toothpick might help, once the plastic softens. I think the hair dryer is a great idea because you can control the heat...
IMHO buying rolls to keep in their wrappers is strictly an investment, based on the expectation that they can be sold for a profit at some time in...
[img] to CoinTalk arios. Your quarter is an off-center. Although I'm no expert in error coin pricing, IMHO it's barely off enough to carry a...
As a long-time investor (not in coins), I'm always much, much happier to have some hype-of-the-day wind up on my "wished I bought more" list than...
That one apparently isn't the first dipped coin he has sold. Most of his "neutrals" sound pretty negative to me.
I'll guarantee that no bank where I (or anyone I knew during 20+ years as a bank/finance company lawyer) worked as legal counsel would ever do...
Victor - Please don't be offended by my questions. I'm not criticizing you, just confirming that a practice of paying the same price for any...
Do I understand that you pay that price regardless of grade/conditon? [img] I'd love to find someone willing to pay XF/AU prices for my...
I'm really curious how you came up with that value since the OP did not post a picture, nor give any information from which the grade and...
Consider the possibility that his account really was hacked, and that he was not the person offering the coins you bid on. If that is what...
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