And, if they are a member of the ANA, you have a little extra leverage to make sure they make good on a bad deal.
When I was a kid (10-12 years old), I used to do just that. I would pull out my coin collection, and we would play with 2-cent pieces, 3-cent...
I think the term is, "It's about 97% of an ounce of gold."
Any edge markings? Some of the latter are seen as plated.
If you are lucky, it isn't plated. So fake you can tell will poor photos.
Would you go to a used car lot and buy the shiniest-looking car you found, then wonder exactly what you bought and ask others if it is in good...
Yes. Only about 4-1/2 cents of metal in it now, but you should still be able to pass it off for 5.
This is tough. You are supposed to practice good Etiquette, but the dealer doesn't have to practice good Ethics. I usually have the dealer pull...
Socialism has a price.
Luckily they have discovered a source for rare earths in Montana, which should work as a bargaining chip.
Now the colors really look suspicious as AT.
Even if you were blind and used your fingers to grade you wouldn't call it AU!
It is private - it is run under contract, but they don't let them run it like a private business. Notice their website URL: www.usps.com, not .gov.
Looks like one (PR70) is a photoshopped pick. The PR69 looks like a photo. That is the difference. Honestly, I can't tell the difference...
Utah.
180 degree rotation for U.S. coins IS medallic alignment. U.S. coins are all issued in coin alignment. Canada issues their coins in medallic...
Coins like this are priced in the Blue Sheet for sight unseen coins.
Ancients are graded by NGC similarly: 1-5/5 for Strike 1-5/5 for Surface 1-5/5 for Style
Very nice. I have a few of the 1864 2-cent pieces that come with medallic alignment, but that is a good find. Fred Weinberg might be able to...
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