I think it's a bona-fide mint error, not circulation damage. A "hit" sufficient to relocate the "9" should have left a gouge or a scratch or an...
Although they look like Russian money, these are not bona-fide currency -- these certificates were used in a national consumer SCAM in Russia in...
Six obsolete coins, as shown, price $20 postpaid. Shipped only to the United States. PayPal, check, or money order. From left to right, first...
This small silver coin is Peru Krause #KM-93; 1802 is a common date in a seven year run of this type. Penny shows comparative size. The mint...
Set of four U.S. Mint “Bicentennial” medals, as shown, for 1972 through 1975. The envelopes are also First Day Covers for the blocks of...
For sale: Total 10 Mardi Gras “throws” and 9 wooden nickels, some as early as the 1960s. Mardi Gras - all are anodized aluminum; wooden nickels -...
Ten different Canada Large Cents for the date collector. Includes 1859, 1876H, 1896, 1901, 1903, 1908, 1917, 1918, 1919, and 1920; coins...
Meaning that if all the tokens prove to be genuine, then I was wrong too, although I was not quite as adamant as ldhair; it just seemed odd that...
I'll be interested to see how this plays out.
My guess would be that a large lamination broke off the bottom half of the obverse, and then the coin circulated normally for many years, yielding...
No need to go overboard. Cut a tiny sliver of light cardboard (like a 3 x 5 card) the HEIGHT of a nickel, and about 1/2 inch long. Bend it...
I looked at them again; now I know what bothered me - all the store cards look like they were struck on the same planchet, featuring a high,...
Google the exact phrase "GW counterstamp" and you will find several, including this 1807 which sold at auction in 2007:...
This occurred to me too, but I didn't want to rain on the parade. The fields and the overall appearance are on the verge of "too good." Here's...
Desertgem, I bought my first Whitman folders over 60 years ago. Not once did it ever occur to me that the sticky "backing" was to moisten and...
The slide show works fine, but even on "slow," there's no time to study the images. I think I would revert to "manual" selection of images. Very...
Two coins for the Barber date collector, 1909 and 1907-S as shown. Sharp LIBERT on the 1909, the “Y” has gunk over it. The obverse of the 1909 may...
Not sure if this is true for pickup, but ordinary shipping from your home must be less than 13 ounces. I make a mailer from two file folders,...
This is a pristine, fresh, near-mint copy of Q. David Bowers' 1983 book, "Virgil Brand: The Man and His Era," hardbound, 246 pages, size 8½ x 11....
OK, that's a good start, thanks. More opinions?
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