The coin you have is pre-1982, so doesn't have layers to strip, it is solid 95% copper. Grey-->dark brown-black is a normal way for toning-patina...
Neither one is a small date. Welcome to the forum! Jim
Although it may not matter to others, I didn't care for the angle of the increase of PM ( again, I feel related to the Euro corresponding swing up...
The above posters are correct about the privacy and legal storage items. Most have a private area where you can take your box to act on the...
It is not a #4. Look at the "W" in "WE". #4 is counter clockwise, the photo here ( and not saying it is a doubled die as it is too banged up to...
BU means "brilliant uncirculated" , and the definition as to a MS type of grade will vary by different people. In older days, it just meant that...
Welcome to the forum! I would echo the holding off grading. 54D BU rolls are often in the $20-$40 range. I would keep the roll dry and in a good...
Actually both seem to resemble that remark, so both stop it. Gee, it has been an easy day today, almost no reported posts. We don't have...
A rather aggressive motif for a food science fraternity, skulls and all.
I am sure a well meaning simplistic idea of how markets operate. The silver market is similar to the the stock market in that orders are bid/ask...
The item is said to be labeled 18K but no Mexico 50 peso gold was labeled in K. If so, a real one would be about 21.6 K, but the real 50 peso said...
Glad you have an arrangement you like and trust. Jim
Not directly unless you have more than 45,000-50,000 shares of SLV to exchange or are an approved participant such as JPMorgan, etc. which I doubt...
from Friday's : http://sprottphysicalbullion.com/sprott-physical-silver-trust/net-asset-value/ But is the premium worth it? if you look at the...
Some on the forum who learned to grade from Ebay. Not by this method, but many have attempted it in other ways. Some used to even advertise...
First of all "a fraction" is correct, but not in the way you intended. If anyone takes the time to read the prospectus of either the GLD or SLV...
Well, I guess I continue the trend :) Comex is an commodity exchange, they will not hold silver for delivery, unless someone holds contract for...
Follow the Bullion Forum on CoinTalk for a few weeks, and you'll start to notice a certain... sameness to their posts. Jim
I also think it is just surface discoloration, but if you look at the reeded edge, do you see a layer ?
Yes, it is. But I think many are looking at the wrong signs. The "6" for instance, if you look at the largest blowup of the photo in #11, it is...
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