But coin collecting is the hobby of Kings.
The "p"'s instead of "R"'s is from the leg of the R chipping off of the edge die. These coins have the edge lettered before striking. (Done...
19th century sometimes, 20th century rarely if ever.
Don't have a Yap stone yet but if I find one I'm ready.
If I give you my BEST price and you counter, I put the item back in the case. If you still want it the price is now higher than my "best price"....
And if you want to sell just some of your PM you can, you don't have to find a buyer for the whole lot. If I want $200 I can sell one 10 bar of...
Looks like struck through a flake of metal.
Yes but in your case the clad layer was missing before striking. In the case of the OP dime the clad layer was present during striking and either...
It is a world coin. At the time that coin was issued Hawaii was a Kingdom, an independent country. The coins were struck under contract between...
Exactly. Ebay says you are covered if the buyer does not receive it, but the records from the PO show it was delivered and received. If the...
Or the 8 inch disks those were hard to lose. Of course they were also annoying to carry, easy to damage, and later once they became obsolete hard...
OK,you bought it and the seller shipped it insured. Under ebay rules he would have to ship it with signature confirmation required. If he didn't...
No, like a lot of people I think you are confusing SEGS with SGS. SEGS began in 1998 long before the self slabbers began (because generic shells...
It is against the ebay rules, but you have to get them enforce them, and often they don't.
The explanation holds true for both the 2009 nickel and dime. In 2008 the economy crashed, people lost their jobs, and a LOT of people were just...
At the show yesterday I was reading an old issue (May 12th 2014) of Coin World when I ran across something I had forgotten. ICG WILL slab...
It has been long enough ago that I don't remember which, but it WAS either PCGS or NGC not one of the others.
Definitely NOT an 1807/6 either large (S-273) or small 7 (S-272). (273 has a pointed 1 in the date, this one doesn't. Both 2727 and 273 have the...
One person sent in a sealed proof set and once and one came back as counterfeit! That was back when they did bodybags and sometimes I suspect...
Several real stoppers in that set as well even if you don't go for the major varieties and skip the 53 O no arrows. 55 S, 70 - 74 CC and the real...
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