Yup, 1996D high jump silver dollar. ASEs are bullion coins, not commems. 1995/6 was the time that a lot of folks gave up on modern commems...
Was looking in the 2022 Red Book and question occurred to me. Paged through looking at values. Was surprised by the answer. Take a guess...
Hope springs eternal. Coins that were MS65s in the submitter's eyes turned out to be AU55's in the eyes of TPG graders. :( Cal
If you look at ASE’s in the Red Book, there were several years with a (W) or (S) or both. By using mint records and labels on shipping boxes,...
All you need is what's pictured below. :) Cal [ATTACH]
Glad you survived. We’re you hurt? Is your equipment OK? Any down power lines? Cal
The OP wants a proof walker with a budget of $400. The two PR63’s shown below went for $360 and $384 in auctions in the last 2 months. The PR64...
Perhaps you don't know it, but you can see what PCGS has graded the last few weeks and the grades assigned. Just go to...
Should be able to get a 1941 or 1942 proof walker in PR63-64 for around $400. Stretch to about $500, and you can get a PR65. Fulfill your wish!...
I’ve noticed that the registry of a major grading service can be used for directly selling coins. The seller sets up a custom set so they can...
I'd plunge the whole thing in a vat of mercury and let the pennies float out. Cal
I’m guessing that a lot of what is sold on eBay (coins plus everything else) is sold at a technical loss. It was something bought in the past and...
Thanks for reminding me. The J-1747 was in silver. There was a J-1748 in copper and a J-1749 in aluminum. The latter two are rarer than the...
Was reading an article about the status of the bald eagle in the most recent Smithsonian magazine. Nice that they’re doing great. Then there...
Most self-checkout machines, which are becoming more common, take cents. In addition, banks and their change support services have machinery...
On commodity exchanges, the trading unit of zinc is 25 metric tons. Try putting that in your basement. :woot: Cal
Currently, aluminum is going for about $3,400 per metric ton (about $1.55/lb) versus zinc at $3,850 per metric ton (about $1.75/lb) ... not enough...
I’ve met and chatted with DC a couple of times, and he’s a really nice guy. There is no way his “St. Gaudins” pieces would be confused with the...
Give us some details on how this would be implemented. But consider the following: The total world reserves of gold are worth about $US13T....
Recently received an order back from PCGS, and they added a $2 “packing fee”. This was in addition to grading, shipping and handling fees. I...
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