Welcome to the forum Joe. Whatever you may have read in an ad for someone touting investments in gold, gold bullion is gold bullion is gold...
Every buyer has his/her own standards.
I blew up the picture, but it's not very high resolution, and started degrading at about 120%. My Beautiful Bride reads Japanese, but couldn't...
[img][IMG] You have to look closely, but on the reverse, just above the slash mark, to the right of the "1" below the tailfeathers, are what the...
Welcome to the forum robfar. You have a fantasy piece. If it is one of those posted by 9roswell, or any other "1 pound" bullion replica, it...
Welcome to the Forum jeroentje. The "N" is a mint mark indicating the Naples Mint, which was only in operation from 1861-67. The same coin was...
Of course that includes not only the notes and coins in collector/dealer hands, but all those that were accidentally destroyed over the years - an...
That depends on your definition of "officially". Most numismatists consider any coin struck from an original die to be a restrike, even when the...
I agree on all counts. I tried enlarging the picture, but it doesn't have sufficient detail to support significant enlargement.
If you are as young as I think you are, a pawn shop or coin dealer would be hesitant to buy something that valuable from you without strong...
Don't have a license to give investment advice, so to stay out of trouble with the SEC, I'll just pass.
For that type of coin, getting it graded by one of the top companies - PCGS, NGC, ICG, or ANACS - would be well worth the cost. In the unlikely...
It's true the PCGS price guide is often on the high side, but what better non-subscription source is there for a quick and dirty ballpark figure?...
What's a little scratch between friends?[IMG] I guess they aren't double-striking the proofs anymore.
Just think of it as quarters of the 50 States, not 50 quarters depicting States. :D And, for some unknown reason, the U.S. Mint uses American...
Welcome to the forum Berg. That is an interesting field, and one I have dabbled in, but I have not found any references specifically focused on...
Welcome to the forum neabear. There are 11 grades of "Mint State", from 60-70, ranging from a coin with full luster, a weak strike, bag marks and...
Touche! As a statistician I suck. :rolleyes:
Welcome to the forum bonas92. Could you post a picture of what you are talking about? BTW, when coins are machine rolled they come out of...
Welcome to the forum. "pfenning", with that "ing" ending is listed in the Standard Catalog of World Coins ("Krause") as an Imperial German...
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