Then you need to work on recognizing it because it's there - on the wheats, on the lettering, in the fields.
As was I ;) Yup.
Sure those things can add to the cost, but don't fool yourself into thinking the value of any coin remains steady. The value goes up and down like...
Congratulations, you found an acorn :thumb: Or, they sat there for a long time with nobody wanting them so you got them at melt. But now that he...
You might want to take a look at where the peak is on this chart - [ATTACH]
What's the matter Ruben, you running of somebody to argue with ? Tell ya what, I'll say forth, and you say back. And we can go forth and back....
Oh there is a market for them, a very active market. Attractively toned (colorful) coins can bring many multiples of what an untoned or commonly...
Will do ;) Knowing Tony, the coin is fairly priced. He's a good guy and you should keep him in your preferred seller's list. 1576 is not one of...
Since I have never filled out one them I probably won't be of much help, but why not just print out the blank form and then fill it out by hand ?
The 4 reales and the 4 escudos were always the ugly stepchild of the series, and far more of them are scarce than are the other denominations....
Nope, plain old fashioned wear - both sides.
if you don't want your mint products to tone, it is best to always follow the rules of proper storage. But, you need to do 1 other thing also....
You're not really gonna find that. The general knowledge books are great, and I strongly encourage you to read all you can. But if you want...
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Seems like a nice piece and a fair price Amanda. I don't know for sure how scarce those pieces are, but I know who to ask to find out if you'd...
It's because the coin has been struck slightly off center. Look at the width of the rim on the right, compare that to the width of the rim on the...
There are several reasons. One is because they are pretty, another is because the color adds an air of uniqueness to the coin, yet another is that...
There are definitely some scarce and even some rare pieces but as a general rule these coins are not scarce. A great many of them are quite...
Assuming the coin is determined to be genuine, and that it is a problem free example, and slabbed by NGC or PCGS, I would expect it would be worth...
What is even more important to understand is that many coins, even some MS examples, have no numismatic value at all. And that is true with gold...
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