True but the early matte proof buffaloes are a lot more expensive so I only concentrated on the 36 to 42 era because he was wondering why the...
Had you paid for the lot yet? It depends on the auction terms of sale, but with most auction houses the auctioneer has the right to reopen any...
Not as far as I know.
Sounds like something from Breen's Cynics Dictionary.
There was a pattern design made but the mint never made any actual patterns of it. I do believe a private firm did make some though.
Delivery confirmation indicates that it was delivered somewhere ie: left in a mailbox. Signature confirmation means it was delivered to a person...
The CoinVault slab is in the book, it is in the Miscellaneous section. It was not a grading service, it was a holdering service. At the time...
There are no customs duties on coins imported into the US. There should be no sales tax, Since you are in Florida and not the EU, you don't have...
These were just design proposals not prototypes. Pictures of them wee published in Coin World back then so they do exist if you can track down...
I'd say you understand perfectly, the dealer doesn't.
There are some known on brass foreign planchets.
The 1806 having been run through the machine twice and inverted between passes is a very significant error. Due to the way the edge dies read and...
You notice the date is 1952 - 2002. These were to commemorate the fiftieth year of Queen Elizabeth's reign. After the anniversary was over they...
Buffaloes were only made in 36 and 37 and both are relatively low mintage. Mercury dimes are available for 36 - 42 with the later years being...
The only rare 1843 is N-17 and I think it is down to a 4+ now. I haven't had a chance to try and do an attribution yet the location when my...
They were very strict on the tolerance of silver and gold coins. The 1% tolerance given by Doug is too great, at least for new coins. This coin...
These are four different types. I each case the second date range is a different weight than the first.
I've never heard of the Hunt's buying up 50 D nickels.
Odd sounds like you agree completely. I said Congress usually specifies designs in general terms, you mention the requirement the Jefferson has...
Is that a public service announcement or an opinion on my question? :)
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