Worse than wizzed. I'd say it's a counterfeit.
I mostly use online coin dealers now.
http://www.mintproducts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=253 How about some gold coins from Mexico.
I can sympathize Badger. Generally speaking, I don't have any desire to collect complete date/mintmark sets or even type sets. One "short set" I...
Based on the replies, maybe I'll restrict my collecting of older raw coins to only those listed as cleaned or polished. Better to take the price...
About three years ago I noticed the same thing. Lower mintage $10 Liberties seemed like a bargain because there was little or no premium to...
Nice coin too.
Ruben, You are correct in my opinion. But I get the feeling that idea is to eventually do away with coinage, so anything to make it less...
Their website looks good. I haven't placed an order for anything yet, but I probably will to try it out. I need a couple of more reliable...
Better buy a couple of thousand of them before the website is corrected.
I think there are a lot of collectors with complete sets of uncirculated ASEs and they are going to have to bid up the 2006W to keep the sets...
If you want her to stay interested, ask her what her favorite coin is and collect it. Don't try to make her collect any particular coin just...
If you don't immediately need the money, holding on to 52 ounces of silver isn't a bad idea. There's a good chance, but certainly no guarantee,...
Does printer toner do anything to coins when placed in close proximity for long periods of time, such as on labels?
I've been keeping all of the copper cents I run across since the price of copper rose. This isn't because of any particular belief that this is...
That's very interesting. I've had a slightly similar experience in that the internet provides instant access to so many great close-up photos and...
The method sounds like it has merit, and is worth further experimentation rather than condemnation. The major problem that I can see is the...
A collector shouldn't even ask the question posed in this thread. Why spend $70 for a limited edition book? Why spend $200 for $10 worth of...
I took the BEP tour in Washington about 12 years ago. I recall thinking how primative the whole operation looked.
I more or less assume that a holed coin is worth about 25% of what the same is worth in the same condition but without the hole. A coin with a...
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