Die appears to have been badly rusted and then "cleaned up". I suspect a lot of those "scratches" are actually raised die scratches from the...
Take another look at those headings,. That $5 - $6 listing is for Fair condition not Good. The Good Listing are $10 so from $10 then to $25 -30...
Isn't a box of half dollars $500 face value? If you are paying them $1000 I Wouldn't expect any problems either. :D True that would happen, but...
As far as I know PCI and SEGS were never merged. PCI has had a multitude of owners while SEGS was owned by Larry Briggs of Lima OH (possibly as a...
Or you can just use vinegar. A little slower, but a LOT cheaper. If you want to stay with faster but cheaper don't pay for that "name brand"...
Correct the acid attacks the edge as well as the faces and reduces the diameter just like it reduces the thickness
It only disappears completely like that when eBay pulls it. If the seller ends it it still stays visible. And if the worn reverse that Jack...
But there are no appropriations. Congress does not make appropriations for the Mint. They are self funded and no tax money is used to pay their...
Why am I not surprised.
On "signed" slabbed coins some signatures are real signatures, some are autopenned or facsimilles. The TPG is usually authenticating the coin,...
Nope, there is no law requiring anyone to accept legal tender, so they are free to decline it. Not for the Mint, they handle their own purchasing...
That is pretty much standard with European auction houses now. And if you were living in the EU, you would have a 15% Vat tax as well.
Ordered Roger Burdette's latest book Friday, arrived yesterday.
There were also a small number of 1875 S "proofs" I think it may have the right rev die, but that rev was used on three different varieties. I...
Too bad.
Not the same coin. The one offered by the Mint is a Proof from West Point (mirrored fields, frosted devices) which if sent in for grading would...
I agree they are only one variety, and the C-3 was the one delisted, but technically the C-5 is actually the die stage of C-3. :) Did a quick...
Spot has gone up 13% in the past 6 months. (Per Kitco silver) Up 59% over the past year.
But was the lettering on the Jefferson in the right order? :)
Yes it's a die chip. Would also be correct to call it an small internal die break.
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