it depends, the new copper coated zincolns are about 2.5 grams, the old 95% coppers are 3.1 grams so about 147 a pound for the old coppers, about...
If it were me being asked I would go ahead and pick them up, because like you wrote, the seller was not selling any other coins, you would be...
I thought maybe he might have something like my mercury wheat cent, it is a 1916 mercury dime attached to a wheat cent back, pretty worn,...
air drying is important, I tried various materials on some low end coins to wipe them, I could find none that did not leave some traces of their...
your dealer might have buyers for the buff, and they might be happy to get one for a c note over spot, 50 cents less spot is pretty good for...
thanks for sharing that story, I wonder how many of the pieces I have are something other than what is advertised, my favorite dealer showed me a...
eeeeh I still dont think it gets an au, It looks like o-108, r-3. according to the book only the 106 and 109a are scarcer
ef-45, maybe it is the pics but the shoulder clasp looks weaker than an au, the arrow feathers also are weak, I have not checked overton yet so...
I'm not sure how it is with precious metals, but with steel, copper, and Iron there are tolerances associated with their manufacture, I know from...
Wile E. Coyote swears by ACME silver bars, I think Roadrunner likes Johnson/Matthey and Englehard.
If you are looking for a real thrill ride check out rhodium, I think it is at 6800 to last I checked.
NGC could not even get the dates right in this case, how embarrassing for them.
There are about ten places within a half hours drive that I can purchase coins at, I can see them in hand, I actually get to interact with the...
I am glad to see that NGC has taken the bold step of hiring the sight impaired to grade coins. In another thread I remarked that I had never seen...
I read a lot of the introductions, usually the person is offline tho, and then lots of threads are about the bullion prices, I like the guess the...
Part of my sustainability project for coin collecting is that it be affordable, to this end, I have been buying a few rolls of cents and searching...
I would call around to various places, there can be quite a spread between what they pay. Usually the closer to the refiners the better deal, but...
I am not laughing about it, I think that ebay is remiss in not having some numismatists on staff to keep them from aiding and abetting the sale of...
speaking of lincoln, story goes that once on the road he met a man who pulled a knife on him, he told abe that he swore "effen he ever met a man...
I would not stop going in and looking, but ask him about prices, one place I went to and asked about silver eagles I was told 30 bucks, (unslabbed...
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