Nice clip/incomplete planchet on the nickel - I would've grabbed that, too, at that price! I'm nervous about the blobbiness on the right wheat...
Exactly. Any shop that wanted to speculate on silver going up would've been driven out of business in the early 2010s. In a price environment...
Yeah, my first impulse would've been "convert all the old customer numbers by prepending 00", followed by "or by prepending 10 if you're very very...
Yes, you ask around what the dealers are offering. (When the market was very hot, dealers often posted their buy prices.) No, you do not offer to...
If prices don't take a big dip between now and then, I might sell some off at the local show in November. I can't really compare right now to the...
Plummeted to $42.59. SELL SELL SELL!!! :rolleyes:
Certainly some sections of it. Cents and nickels are still okay, though. * *so far
Man, I've got to start buying more stuff and piling it away so I'll be surprised later! No, wait, that's already happening, and I'm running out...
Nope. Nor rhodium, iridium, or osmium. Cesium would make a BIG pop.
Somewhere I have a bag of similar items, but with (if I remember correctly) US presidents on them. The ones I have are .999 silver, with an...
Put it in vinegar. If it bubbles, it's probably zinc, and definitely not silver. For bonus points, hold a flame near the surface of the liquid...
Would we consider tests that are destructive if it's zinc, but not if it's silver?
At that weight and size, I'd guess it's a Zincoln core. I can think of a couple of tests to do on it, but they're kind of destructive.
No home should be without one - but until they're common, it's probably overkill for this particular find.
What's it weigh? Which of the two in your first photo (the whitish one with the coppery areas or the one with white gunk) are you testing here?
I expected it to do so in 2011, and it never quite made it. I expect it will this time, but I won't be very surprised either way.
Ordinary peroxide is 10 volume (3%); you're using 12%. To match the results others are seeing, you should use a quarter as much, and dilute it...
Nope, I have no degree in economics, and I have no great track record as an active stock trader. But I do buy groceries for the family, and the...
That's a great analogy - it's cheap entertainment. Except that a "losing" Buffalo nickel is probably still worth at least what you paid for it!...
Sorry, not seeing it. Gold has nearly doubled since the beginning of 2023. We've had some inflation during that time, but prices in general have...
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