That is a crying shame! Still to find a 1796 with that much detail damaged or not is a feat in itself.
I attended a small coin show this weekend. As I was going through a dealers box of slabbed Morgans and I noticed this piece. This is the VAM 1...
I was under the impression that the Amero was supported by people disillusioned with the US government and the dollar. I personally think that...
I saw the episode and I personally thought that I saw rubs on the coin and was surprised when they called it a 64.... but hey those are the experts.
I have a few coins consigned into the Bowers and Merena March 2010 Baltimore sale. I logged into their website today to look at the lots and...
I would speculate that %90+ of the coin sets issued at the US mint in the last 40 years are worth less today then their original sale price from...
I would think that getting it hot would cause more oxidation.
UNC details improperly cleaned is my assessment from those pictures.
I personally would have reacted in a very similar manor. A slimeball like that needs to be torpedoed from time to time. The funny thing is that I...
The key is the colors. When torched coins only produce a few colors. Purple, orange, blue, and red are most commonly the only colors seen on torch...
I agree, Torch jobs.
Here is one of my recent favorites. [IMG] [IMG]
It's a nice "dark chocolate" coin in hand. I'm trying out a new lighting method for my photography. While it captures the details of the coin much...
Yeah, I'm sure it's struck through grease, or a clogged die.
Hey gang! I picked this dude up a few days ago. I owned this coin quite some time ago and sold it to a customer. He had some financial issues...
1880's-1890's It has an exact date but I can't read the script... but in the Krause they all seem to be worth about the same thing.
With a little more diligence I found it. Indian princely state rupee.
Hey gang! If I was a guessing man I would guess that this is Imperial Indian. Can't find any reference on it and I could be completely wrong....
Yes those prices were a sale price on my end. I just wanted you to know what it was worth as a sales price. There is going to be a discount. I...
Al, Then that should cost you around $48 plus shipping both ways. Matt
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