What are the grades of them? I'm no expert in other European coins other than Russian but they seem relatively common although I have no idea if...
Oh wow that's neat! Thanks for sharing. :)
Sorry to hear the story - not a good story to hear especially if it's related to a close family member. Thank goodness that you are at least...
Question is, why do you think it will go down and not up? Most people only fear it will go up because China and India will keep on hoarding as...
There is one more die crack that I forgot to post: [img] Bottom left of the coin. Relatively uncommon coin.
I'm sure if it's an unopened original roll, it will be worth a bit more.
I disagree, I pay prenium for the original box and COA if they exist. If not, I always have the choice of not buying them in the first place. It...
Post mint damage, i.e. someone was fooling around and damaged the coin.
FOUR HUNDRED?!?!?!?! Wow!
Mule usually means that the combination of plates / dies were never meant to be used together but they are used for other coinages / print....
Still very common, in fact in some auctions, some people still sell them in terms of 100s in original wrapping like this one:...
I only have ONE out of some thousands of coins. Should get more square coins: [img]
invictus might have a point though. With 40 dollars, what are you expecting it to grow. 50? 100? 200? 500? 1000??? It's only possible if you can...
I did forget that I had another die crack: [img] Around her bust but don't stare at it too long or she might come out to slap you :D...
mike, the 1811 one that you see is Russian 2 kopek and the other one is a Finnish 1 markka. I do have several die clashes, all Russians: [img]...
Here are some interesting die cracks: [img] [img]
For $40, it can be pretty tough. That is where you have to max out your knowledge on the field that you know of as well as some luck for sellers...
I find this a winner: [img]
If I am not mistaken, 1 lira in those days are minted in silver and 5 lira is definately in silver. Unless yours is an ultra rare pattern coin, I...
Humid and heat is always bad for coins, and therefore steam heat is definately not good to the coins although silica gel is definately a good...
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