I once bought a small collection and it contained a graded coin from PCGS. It was a 1970 Kennedy half graded Proof 68 DCAM. It was one of the...
Now that the coins are in a different environment than what they got toned in to begin with, how would you replicate that toning environment? I'm...
I'm hoping that the US Mint can do better than the first Sacs...they turned ugly very quickly.
Considering that multiple graders at each grading service all agreed on the same grade, it's likely it's in it's given grade for a reason.
It's 'macro' T$...you know that.
The obverse, the portion of it that is in focus, looks like it has an 'orange peel' effect, not unlike that of a cast counterfeit. The reverse...
The proof ASEs cost about double of a regular ASE, but to me, they're 10 times as beautiful. That's why I'm working on a collection of them to...
Nope, I can get them all day long on eBay for $40. LOL
The dollar strengthens and weakens daily/weekly. I have no idea what causes it, I just know what the results are for goods priced in US...
Congrats!!! Enjoy that great feeling. What's next on the agenda?
Silver spot is $17.70 right now. The ebay sellers risk it going even higher while their merchandise is 'on the market'. Sellers don't set...
The price of gold has been fluctuating with the strength/weakness of the dollar for quite awhile now. If the dollar can get a good strengthening...
If it's backwards, which seems to be what the pic suggests, it's probably a squeeze job...like it was put in a vise with another coin and...
Is the pic of Abe forward or backward on the reverse? I can't tell from the pics.
The '1' in the small date seems to always be higher compared to the '9' than the large date. That's the easiest diagnostic for my old eyes to see. lol
Most any novelty has some value. Like $5.00 when you buy it, and when you can't find a bigger sucker, then $0.10 when you try to sell it.
If they are a security measure, they should be made into a recognizable pattern on each denomination so that blind folks can read them.
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Booby+Head&offset=0 Hiya CrustyCoins! This link should be a good start.
There's no shortage of silver in the ground. It's even a byproduct of the mining of other materials like copper. Many mines aren't operating...
If you get the 3 piece mint issued set, of which there are many, then they would already be in a holder for display or storage purposes.
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