Austrian copper 4 kreeuzer, KM#2194, Vienna mint (no mintage specified in Krause 19th Century 3rd Ed.), $2 F, $5,VF, $12 XF, #35 Unc. Also...
Does the New Zealand Post Office use a different system of mathematics than the rest of the world? :rolleyes: This question is coin-related...
The Red Book also has a lot of information on weights, alloys, etc.
I's sure like to put that coin on the table of my QX3, and use the 200X setting to get a closer look! ;)
Very typical. The steel cents were zinc plated, and zinc is one of the most corrosion-prone metals ever used for coinage.
Did I need to? Goosen was right, of course. :D
There are just too many possibilities for the first one for me to even try attributing it without a clear photo, and information on its size....
The more sales of a particular coin you can find on EBay, the more likely it is that the average hammer+S/H is a reliable price. Since "value"...
cdcda - That's a great explanation of MS grading. It's good to see you getting a little more active again,. Keep it up. :)
A complete set of new ones runs a couple hundred US dollars, and shipping down under would add quite a bit. Used copies are often available on...
The Standard Catalog of World Coins by Chester Krause & Clifford Mishler ("Krause") is a four volume set of large city telephone book-size...
The method described >here < works on clad coinage as well as it does on copper-plated zinc. :eek:
It depends on a lot of factors. There are many coins with Krause values considerably more than their true market :( , others are pretty much on...
Well, remember David that rolling coins is labor intensive, and when people are selling bulk lots at relatively low prices, the extra labor makes...
Welcome to the forum dco. Can you post a picture? As Bohica pointed out, except for the date it matches the description of KM#5a. The legend...
The 3rd Ed. 18th Century Krause values the silver 2 Reales (KM#93) at $6 for VG, $12 F, and up to $85 XF. IMO yours wouldn't go any higher than...
My point exactly - We are all free to set our own parameters for what we collect, and how we arrange/display it. :) No, since I don't personally...
Thanks for the chuckle Mike.[IMG] It's entirely up to you, but Mercs (unlike the famous "Continental Dollars) were minted after September 3,...
Are non-US coins "made" by the U.S. Mint, such as post-war Belgian cents, Philippine coins, etc., pictured there too?
Many proofs, and occasional circulation strikes, have that frosty appearance on the high points, generally combined with a mirrored finish on the...
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