Between Babelfish and the Merriam-Webster dictionery it appears that "serge de bois" means a fabric with a particular kind of weave made from...
I guess anything from .925 to 1.000 qualifies Doug.
That backwater shop was a nice find. :) Just about any coin shop will have MS70, or one of the other similar chemicals. Get pure acetone at a...
Oh come on Doug, you know better than that. :rolleyes: The Great Britain pages of the 19th Century Krause are loaded with .925 silver pennies,...
Amen brother! I have two concerns with such trays for AU and better coins, one of which extends to any silver coin. 1. The construction of the...
During my first semester of college journalism I was taught that statements about past events were "reports" and statements about future events...
That's 145.8 coins to the pound- if they are all dated prior to 1982, when the weight changed to 2.5 grams, and the count went up to 181.4. :D
A fundamental concept of numismatics is "buy the book before the coin". If your brother isn't interested in reading about coins, I question his...
Read this recent thread and perhaps we won't need another lengthy discussion on the difference between investing and collecting, along with...
:eek: I hope you're wrong about that, as flips generally contain PVC, and the plasticizers used in making PVC are among a coin's worst enemies,...
At least to those of us who were alive at the time, particularly if our collections include 1,000+ year old items, coins from the 1930's aren't...
Heritage is one of a few major numismatic auction galleries, most of which are now conducting EBay live auctions along with their live & telephone...
I think Dow Jones & Co. would be somewhat shocked to learn that they no longer own their flagship publication. :eek:
Unfortunately Merryls, unless your coins are uncirculated, or virtually so, they are the kind that dealers put in their 10¢, 3-for-$1, or similar...
If it had been a coin you would have just devalued it by 75-95%! :( :( :(
The point I was trying to make is that there have been rumblings from some of the geniuses we elect that the series should be extended to include...
I'm proud of you Ed. You done good.
Surprise! Even in that condition it's probably worth a couple of bucks. The mintmark seems to be worn off, but maybe it can be seen under...
They are being issued in the order the states were admitted to the Union. The remaining schedule: 2005: California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas,...
Hi Jaroslav. I can welcome you to the forum, but I'm afraid I can't give you any help on your question. We do have a lot of knowledgeable folks...
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