:D Your talent amazes me.
How about assembling a 1796 uncirculated set, complete from half cent to Eagle? :D
The reverse may be close to VF, IMHO, but the obverse is not as nice. It also appears a bit pitted, as if it was stored improperly or buried...
I haven't seen any of those fake Chinese-made U.S. Silver dollars on eBay recently. I know I reported several of them to eBay, and they were...
I'd pay $10 for it, as a fake. But if it is real, what a deal!
You need a better description, and/or pictures, if you want an accurate answer.
For those of us who are not familiar with gold coins, would you please explain what the issue is? Is it just that this coin is greatly overpriced...
I had to phone in my OIV order on the 2nd, since the website was (still) screwed up. I had to do the same thing when I ordered my Bison nickels....
The last time I asked my bank for halves, the best they could do was $7 worth, plus a 1980 and a 1999 SBA dollar. I also asked if they had any...
Watch out, some of the battlefields do not allow you to remove artifacts, including coins.
"That leads me to believe that the only significant appreciation these coins are going to show in the next fifty years are 1) sales of rolls on...
Private gold ownership WAS outlawed in 1933, by (Executive Order 6102.). Read this: I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of...
I just ordered my rolls of Ocean in View nickels and a USMC dollar (unc) by phone. I was told that they are aware of the website problem, and are...
Buy a couple of magazines and/or books on coin collecting, and read through them before you start spending your money. That will give you an idea...
:mad: I have been trying to order the "Ocean in View" nickels since yesterday, but the Web listing said "Not available for sale" even though the...
"Anyone know of anyplace in the Kansas City area?" Seems I remember a coin shop east of I-35 on 87th Street, near Lenexa. But it was closed by...
"A diamond simply exists." I'll argue that point. An UNCUT diamond simply exists. A great deal of effort went into cutting and polishing the...
I use a cheap 10X loupe that works well for me, as a amateur collector. eBay lists some nice microscopes that should satisfy the most...
"Is wiping a spot or a fingerprint off with a cloth cleaning ? How about using baking soda ? Or another abrasive cleaner like Ajax ? A toothbrush...
I have several clad Statehood quarters that have an interesting "golden" toning, that actually looks quite nice, IMHO. :)
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