Totally agree. A million dollar coin has tremendous DEMAND versus supply, but has nothing to do with absolute rarity. I have literally dozens of...
I agree. Way to many categories, no relative rarities versus the series, etc. A 1893s dollar is rare amongst morgans, but very common amongst most...
I think you know the answer by now Doug. :) Yeah, lots of variations. His reign started with him issuing traditional bust of king types, the...
Very nice artistry, especially the reverse. This is how most look, (but yours is fantastic). I would have been happy with it, but when given a...
All rarity scales are based on estimated survivors today. Also, rarity scales are really only applicable to themselves, ie what would be...
So I have wanted one of these for quite a while. With my other purchase bombing out, I figured I would splurge on this one. I like it because it...
I agree. It looks most like a "heat job" where high heat forces too fast of a reaction. COULD it have been gassed? Yeah. Its hard to say it...
There is a great deal written in Gibbon concerning our own country and its current path, but will lead other readers to make their own...
I would say this coin MAY be worth asking price to PCGS. It has to be horribly embarrassing for them to have this travesty of bad AT in their...
That won't stop the fact the got mutilated to begin with. Like it or not, coins are personal property. If I want to go mutilate a roll of BU...
I have a friend from Kutaisi Georgia, (in ancient times Colchis, where the golden fleece was found). However, that is more eastern Black Sea so I...
I agree with @TIF . Shekels of Tyre are one of the most heavily forged ancient coins.
As a followup, the firm I bought this from looked at the evidence those here supplied, and agreed its most likely fake. They will give me a full...
Fair points sir, and I like to be old school or conservative as well. I looked at those you mentioned, but when looking at other strengths that a...
I understand, and was not wanting it to be a roll call either. I just wanted to prove I am not a hater on silver or something, in fact have held...
No, thanks to all of you of letting me know about this. Its part of the hobby unfortunately. Btw, this wasn't an Ebay buy. It was one of the most...
Arrow andnrays and arrows all have same silver content. Non-arrows 1853 and previous issues had more silver. It was a function of the CA gold...
I reset my collection about once a decade it seems. Just start going off on another direction. I am a hoarder, though, so I never sell what I...
I would say VG. Most come very worn since the ray denoted lower silver content, so any hoarding would be older ones. Always in high demand,...
Coins are just one user of silver. I do not know of one mint who takes physical delivery from the COMEX, and by definition people buying and...
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