A damaged 1720 400 reis with more wear sold on Ebay for $189 last December. http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160522901460
Definitely fake. The lettering is too amateurish, and that blue color is a big problem. Here's a real 8 reales from the following year, 1793:...
Thank you for that link, especially that part about "Access by others". Although it's from 1997, I think it is still pretty valid.
If it has .1252 oz. ASW silver, melt value should be more than $3
The rationale behind that is, I think, is that the government could theoretically declare a bank "holiday" and seize assets in safety deposit...
Do they handle Euro coins? I'm not talking about paper money, since a lot of banks will exchange paper money.
I think he means the profits are taxable.
1860-O dime-- listed in the Redbook under "Variety 4"-- mintage of only 40,000, starts out at $325 in my 2009 edition. 1860-O half dime--...
This often happens with modern proof coins and sets. For example, when the 1968 proof sets came out, there was BIG demand for them, not only...
OK, here you go-- EARLY BIRD-- Japanese writing reads "King" This might be the parlor where the token came from:...
Given that that euro is a coin, you can't exchange it at a US bank, and unless you go to a Eurozone country to spend it, the most you can probably...
I've got a few 2 reales and the wear pattern on the coin above looks like a typical low-grade Mexico City piece to me. A similar piece cost me a...
If you compare your shilling with the coin in the original post, you should be able to see that the inner rampant lion on your coin has a couple...
Yes, it definitely looks like some sort of post-mint damage, very likely a spot of solder.
When I was learning about money in a US primary school around 1966 or so, we didn't use any aids except pictures in a textbook, which showed the...
Actually, the "anti-cleaning" mood of collectors, as far as my memory serves me, only goes back a few decades. One elderly serious collector back...
On further examination, it seems that the above diagnostic was based on a description in Breen's encyclopedia, which in turn cited ANACS for the...
I tried that with a 1968 proof set in a sunlit room. The 40% half was indeed white, while the clad coins were a dull gray.
Did your "practice coins" in primary school just feature a denomination on the two sides, or did they feature the current designs? Also, were they...
You have a dime that's "worn slick". They're still worth a buck or two for their silver, so you didn't do too badly.
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