Ike was a popular war hero, a man of integrity, presided over a period of prosperity, and warned the country about the possibility of the...
It's another made-for-collector coin with an artificially low mintage. The US Mint has learned that people will pay premiums for coins with low...
What would the coin be worth if not harshly cleaned?
Are the coins in the rolls typically MS65-66?
I think you did well, Vince. Enjoy the coin.
One man's junk is another man's treasure. Everything is collectible. Many people would prefer a rare beanie baby to most coins.
The beauty of the Mexican plan is that subsequent drops in commodity prices don't matter. Once a coin rises to a price like $300, it is always...
Replicas are sold on Ebay because everything is sold on Ebay. I've purchased a couple of replicas of coins I know I'll never own. Sometimes...
Speedy, that was very helpful.
I've been testing some morgans in cigar boxes expecting them to tone. So far, no luck. Your experiment seems worth a shot.
I always enjoy your "war stories." I would think it should be standard practice that once the item leaves your hands, even for a minute, that all...
Certainly don't clean them. If you leave them in the original packaging in a spot where humidity and temperature change aren't a problem, they...
Good job bringing that one back from the dead.
One of the best CWTs I've seen.
Personally, I like a coin with clean surfaces, no hairlines or signs of harsh treatment. For me, original means the coins looks the way it should...
I was referring to the Mexican plan that wasn't adopted. It wasn't a floating rate unstable currency. It was a periodic reset of the face value...
It isn't going to happen because a .002 conversion implies maintaining a $500 gold price. The only way something like this can work is to make a...
I would have to believe that almost every coin shop loses a lot to "inventory shrinkage." It might be more professional if the owner and...
I buy slabbed coins but I don't submit them. Everybody at PCGS and NGC has more grading skill than I do, so it isn't easy to "buy the coin" and...
I can't imagine paying $799 for any morgan without having the coin in hand, or at least getting it from a trusted dealer who was looking for a...
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