BTW, searching mass amounts of bills is called "bill strap hunting".
Why have I not gone around to buying one of these yet? I seriously need to buy one. They are affordable and historically significant.
I believe PCGS got it right, I'm afraid to say... The 1866 appears to be AU-53 details, environmentally damaged. The 1847 might be cleaned, but...
Sigh... Any Fugio that doesn't look like it was ran over by a train is too expensive for me. I actually buy a lot of low grade coins, if they are...
I need to learn all of these early Washington DDOs. If you are lucky, you could spot a $50+ coin in junk silver. These two DDOs are probably worth...
Wow, a 1863-1871 S mint half dime that is problem free? :eek:
Interesting. Did they use both medallic and coin alignments regardless of date? In US collecting, medallic alignment on regular coins is...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] So this Maundy piece finally arrived in the mail. It is undoubtedly a Maundy fourpence, being slightly larger than the regular...
Wow that thing is huge! Over a half pound of copper! Not as big as Swedish plate money though... but probably also not as expensive. :D
Interesting why that one was slabbed. Maybe sentimental value, or someone sent it in to complete a bulk order and get a discount?
Billon isn't just a low grade alloy - it's basically a copper coin clad with silver. If the coin wears down, all the silver disappears and it...
Very nice! Another find for the 7070 project. :)
It is very true that it could have got graded more liberally because it is a classic key date. Once I posted a thread about a VG-10 at best 1877...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Posting on a kind of old thread, but here it is. 1863 Mather and Shefferly crockery store storecard. MI-225-AX-1a, Fuld R-8,...
Coinstar #1: [ATTACH] Coinstar #2: [ATTACH] Good day today, 38 cents and .072 troy ounce of silver for free. :)
There is a premium on having a completely matched set, as the threepence is assured to be Maundy and all four coins were distributed to the same...
$100k for that is actually a pretty bad deal. There are 64 sets, so about $1560 per set. Considering you can get individual sets for under $300...
Queen Victoria died before that money was actually distributed on Maundy Thursday. She died in January 1901, and those coins were distributed...
Nice coins! I like the Charles II because stuff that old just kind of appeals to me. My next Maundy coin might be a Charles II but I don't know yet.
Excellent project! I kinda want to do something similar: obtain a gold piece for free by cherrypicking and selling. There IS money to be made by...
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