And what does any of this have to do with bullion investing or coin collecting ? Absolutely nothing !
Sam I'll readily agree that the mint is anything but forthcoming with information. I would even go so far as to say that they have out and out...
NOS, you have been around long enough that you should remember, I have given away BU Peace dollars, not a '21, but Peace dollars just the same. I...
To some people, me among them, a book autographed by the author does add value since few of them are. If I had two copies of a book in front of...
My guess would be that the coin was at one time mostly or completely black. It was then dipped to death, and has since acquired that really weird...
From a technical standpoint as well as a practical standpoint the pre '82 cents took longer to tone because they were only 95% copper, while the...
I do not disagree. And, I believe it is also important to realize that a great many coins that are in slabs designated as Red, are red no longer....
You're tellin me ! Yesterdays Coppertone Girl - [ATTACH] Today's Coppertone Girl - [ATTACH]
Sounds like a plan to me ;)
Think about it - what makes a coin hard to grade ? Various people will give various answers, but usually what drives their answer, the cause of...
Red is the natural color of copper before it has a chance to oxidize. If you've ever worked with copper it's easy to see what that color is by...
Sandblasting did exist in the 1800's, can't give you an exact date but it existed. But I believe acid is what was used in the early years.
The Amsterdam siege was in 1578, this is the coin - http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=3616&pos=0 And yes, it...
A couple of questions for you clad. You've claimed before that some of the mint packaging had PVC layers. But that is contrary to everything I...
Now Guy not all cheap whiskey is bad. I've always been kinda partial to Jim Beam :D It's smoother than Jack Daniels and half the cost ;) You can...
Well kinda, yes. Salt water is deadly to coins, except gold and platinum. edit - I readily admit it's a heck of a bargain. But a re-chargeable...
KIMAR - it's fairly simple really. MS65 is a fairly high grade, while PF65 is a low grade. MS67 is a high grade, while PF67 is a mid to average...
You did, but I moved it here because it was either that or delete it because you broke the 7 day rule by posting it where you did. And also,...
I don't disagree. But rather obviously the piece is not a die because it has two sides - dies only have one. I was only trying to answer the...
The purchasing power of the money does not change. Only the price of the product changes depending on where you are. The same thing happens...
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