So with my job, two young boys, and school, I simply haven't spent much time really going over coins the last couple of years. Yesterday I got a...
Really cool piece. All I have are the Catherine 5 kopeck pieces.
It is just a comparison of dealer for a few items. I use it for the list of good PM dealers. Click and check their sites to see what they offer....
For many errors like die cracks, the more spectacular the better. This may be the reason they only certify as the crack later, more spectacular...
I am not an expert in the series, but own many of the types. Not one of yours looks correct at first blush.All have something "off" about them,...
Yes, like many coins/patterns/trials/errors in the past. Security really isn't that hard. Ban cash inside the mint, make everyone go in and out...
I always start at www.comparesilverprices.com. They have a good variety of dealers on there. Nice place to start. I have no affiliation with the...
Many of us "weird" ancient collectors started off with US coins. I am a hoarder it seems, so I still have my US collection of hundreds of capped...
Mine was a 1942 WL half. My mom kept it in one of those plastic safes banks gave out in the 1960's. I learned how to break into it around the age...
All great info the last few posts. I have always taken fresh acetone from a properly stored bottle, so I would have never thought about those...
I agree. Sometimes what you think is the "natural" color of a copper coin is not, and once the acetone removes a layer of stuff it changes the...
There is a HUGE difference between properly dipped coin or an overdipped/cleaned coin. People blame coins like this on dipping, when it was the...
I bought a Cleopatra VII 40 obol piece at a flea market a few years ago. I paid $80 for it. It was in a Littleton flip, properly attributed, and...
For jewelry, I would suggest asian gold jewelry. Higher purity, you weigh the piece and agree on gold value first, then negotiate the premium. I...
I think many of us here would have a 14 emperors set just from our boxes. The only one in my mind as a hoarder most would have to go out of their...
Yeah, I like picking up historical coins when they can be bought around spot versus modern issues. I don't think I own any modern gold, just US...
Kind of already answered right there with the refund. I am just now able to see the pics on a computer versus a phone. The extreme thickness of...
Traveling right now, but I would say one trick forgers use is to keep the diameter the same, (to easy to see diameter differences), and make the...
Yeah, a troy ounce, used for precious metals, is 31.1 grams. Can I ask where you bought these? Something doesn't seem right. I have all of them...
Always has been. Unfortunately, the PM industry always has seemed to attract nefarious predators. It has been this way since at least the 1970's...
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