I have this struck in silver: http://www.apmex.com/Product/59318/1906_999_Fine_Gold_Pattern_Double_Eagle_NGC_Charles_Barber_.aspx
I did that once for a group of world coins I overpaid for thinking they may be silver to get rid of them. I cancelled the auction thinking I...
There certain benefits of having physical silver. If the dollar ever falls out, a piece of paper will do you no good. Isn't there something also...
Would you get more if you sold the coins separately? I know that the 30 cent Paypal fee may eat some profits but notice that larger lots go for...
I agree, silver over the short term is highly manipulated and very volatile. People always look at coinflation.com when bidding. I did get those...
I try to get them at melt but never can. I usually bid on Barbers and standing quarters which never go for melt. The Redbook people bid them up....
Yes, $1.60 in silver = about $32. Face value coins = $4.50 total = $36.50 Plus you may get at least 1.5 to 2x melt for the seated dime even though...
Right, if you are shooting for perfection on a well circulated coin, maybe you would want to pay Redbook prices but that is hard to find. Coins...
If you dip it then it is cleaned, if not its ugly. I would probably prefer ugly but would buy that close to melt either way. Ugly is authentic....
duplicate posts (well same opinions).
Right, I saw that as well. I think the book is good though for times when you are out just to give you an idea if you got a good idea. So the...
I just got the Redbook I bought on Amazon. I noticed the prices are a little high, I must have got some bargains. What do you do if your coin is...
Too bad this 1/2 Franc wasn't a year earlier then it would be silver.
I was wondering that too. I often see silver eagles getting graded 69 or 70 and I know they came from the same monster box and minted the same way.
I found a 2002 5 pence coin today in American dimes. It is a Swiss 1/2 Franc. The front looks like this:...
I also found a Bahamas cent but that is modern. We get plenty of Canadian pennies here, including young Elizabeth but this was the first George...
I found these coins in cent rolls with the exception of the 1/2 franc which I found in the reject bin of a coin machine. Anything worth more than...
Duplicate post.
Well Lehigh fortunatelty I have not encountered you on Ebay as well or maybe I wouldn't have a perfect buyer and selller rating because from what...
The vast majority of those are later date, common wheats, worth 3 cents a piece. A dealer would pay 2 cents a piece for them no matter what date...
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