It does prove that someone, someplace, is scrapping Proof Sets for 90% silver. That's fascinating, considering silver's sideways dance for a year...
Would like to hear some opinions. I have two rolls of S-mint 90%-silver Proof Kennedy 50c taken from bags and other sources. They are now...
Here are 5 nice minors. They are listed both in Krause and in the Redbook. 1903 ½ centavo. 1904 1 centavo (few edge bumps on reverse). 1911-S...
Thanks, Hanz; I've lived in Clearwater and Jacksonville. In my opinion, this is a coin that MUST be graded (if not already) if you plan to sell...
All that paperwork and postage does NOT guarantee the coin won't somehow be lost. If you are lucky, the USPS might settle your claim in six...
Part of the answer to your question depends on where you live. What state or country?
KoinJester, does a refiner issue a 1099 when you deliver scrap?
For starters, you can Google //precious metal refiners New York City// -- I got 169,000 hits.
These are beginning to show up on eBay, check prices. 2014 Great Britain silver 1 ounce bullion coin, usually described as BU Prooflike. The...
Do you think this is a reflection of the fact that today, counterfeiting is easier than ever?
I didn't say you did - I was replying to the OP.
Over the years, there have been a couple sell at big-name auctions, so they do exist, from all 3 mints: ===== Professional Coin Grading Service,...
Is there such a variety in the catalog (and this is a fake) OR is it purely a fantasy, nothing similar ever produced by BEP?
Possibly machined down to fit as a dime in a vending machine; don't laugh, people did this...
Incidentally, if any of you insure your coins with Hugh Wood, Inc., the policy includes shipping insurance; I do not recall the terms, but think...
Christian, my "match" comment is a result of looking first at 19th Century Wurttemberg (in Krause), which had only too-small 2 Marks and too-big 5...
"its about image I guess..." The IMAGE is thoroughly hijacked, and the opportunity wasted, the minute the Buyer sees $1.95 postage to ship ONE...
Here's the cash room of one of the Mexican cartels. Teeny-tiny $100 bills don't slow them down a bit. A few Mexican notes in front, a zillion...
Now that small Priority Boxes carry an automatic $50 insurance, I have moved my selling limits upwards a little bit. I use them for 25 to 200...
Incidentally, "Certified Mail" is about as worthless a service as you can buy. It provides ZERO indemnity. All it does is "certify" that you...
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