I'm hitting a show this Sunday to pick up something.
Later tonight, I'll take a look for you.
I don't see anything right off that would make them collectible. The best thing to do would be to check that site I mentioned to you to see if...
Yes, it is post mint damage.
The value on both would be face value unless they were MS.
Another one of my re-occurring dreams! Here's the full article: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/05/3299752/100-ounce-sierra-gold-nugget-to.html
I really don't know. Medals are more military collecting than coin collecting. There might be someone here that might know. Give it a day or two...
Welcome to Coin Talk! What you have is not a coin, it's a medal: ( Exhibitions > Online Exhibitions > Medals) (
Ladders would be something like - ascending - 1234567; 2345678 etc. or descending 8765432 etc. Multiples of individual numbers don't count....
Scrambled numbers with fancy names have no premium value. Usually, they are the creation of ebay sellers to make potential buyers think it's...
Sure, keep it. I would. It's a repeater and it's only a buck.
1973 Canada $1 error: [IMG]
For some reason I can't bring up your links, Dave. I saw Boggs on a news report when he first started passing his notes years ago. He would...
I use the Charlton Canadian Coins. It has some of the varieties listed and is a good all around guide. http://www.charltonpress.com/Numismatics2.asp
Would really need to see pics. If it's not toning then it's something applied to it post-mint. Chemicals, paint, etc.. As for the 1972, depending...
Thank you, Lucyray. Twenty years or so ago, I was a lot like those dealers. I was young and took advantage of the knowledge that I had to use to...
The funny thing is.... even though there's a lot there to fill in holes in my Canadian coin collections, and some U.S. coins, what I'm really...
I missed one of these at one of the shows in the fall. It was sold a few minutes before I got to the table. Rough condition, I think it went for $10.
I like waaaaaay too many things!:D Paper money may take a backseat for a couple of months ( http://www.cointalk.com/t148477/ ) - There is a pile...
Ahhhhh! The good old days! If the store had the old style coke chest you could sometimes get two cokes by jamming open the mechanism. A coke, a...
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