Lucky it didn't get hot from being shorted out with all the other metal...
The 53 $2 bill is a U.S. Treasury note (not a Federal Reserve note), and the 1957 blue seal ($1) is a silver certificate, both pretty common. But...
Something else worth mentioning. You've heard of the product called Nic-A-Date that's used to get dates off of dateless Buffalo nickels? It's...
You're better off scrapping the copper in old circuit boards, which is usually pure copper...which brings up something else...some try to recycle...
Hoarding really began when they announced and minted the 1964 JFK half dollar. That's why they produced so many millions of them. People wanted...
30-35 years ago is when I got out of dealing...and I didn't deal in FDCs so I don't know...
"Golden" stamps? Can you show a picture? BTW, the bottom totally fell out of the stamp market about 5 or 6 years ago. I used to be a dealer....
I had asked the tellers at my local bank branch to save me any unusual stuff such as "large dollars" (you never know). This past February someone...
The US also has the oldest legal postage stamps. We haven't demonetized any stamps since the Civil War.
At the last couple of shows I've been to in recent weeks, I've seen dealers selling raw circulated Ikes for about $1.50 to $1.75 apiece.
Interestingly, the latest (August) issue of Coin World magazine had an article that mentions him and the gold Belgian coins of this period.
AU-50 Damaged. Looks like something happened at the top of both the eagle's wings and the top of its head. That doesn't look like normal wear to...
I was going to say AU 55 but I changed my mind. I'm going to say MS-62. The reason why I changed is that sometimes Peace dollars didn't strike...
The ulterior motive is digital currency. Remember, these coins are legal tender even though they are worth far more than face value. If the...
Is there any kind of authentication? If not, I don't think I'd touch it.
I'm sending you a "conversation". I'm not sure how that works yet but I thought it might be better to take our discussion off this thread.
I must be blind but that's what happens when you're almost 65.
Why was my entry deleted from the thread??????
Looks like it's definitely the repunched high date (not really a double die) variety. It's worth a premium. I don't know if they would grade...
BTW I went to high school with former NE Patriots Pro Bowl safety Tim Fox....he was a year ahead of me but I knew him pretty well. Sat next to...
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