This is the deal...... Places like jewelry shops typically won't turn away precious metals and often don't want to melt classic coins. But they...
Half eagle
What happened to integrity these days?
This one came from a jewelry store at Valetines time last year. I was looking for earrings for my wife and mentioned to the fellow that I buy...
I have picked up some of my better gold coins at jewelry and also at jewelry repair shops.
It gets my vote!
Dang, I do love scoring piles below spot. And that one looks sweet!
She states in the listing that she doesn't know if it is genuine or fake. 100% cast phony.
The casting remnants that flow from the lettering to the rim on the reverse is the give away. Absolutely a cast fake.
Twenty cent coins aren't rare as hens teeth, but they are certainly a fine coin to own. They were only minted for three years and 1875 is the...
Hi James..... Not at all uncommon to find pieces like this with mounting residue left from a display prepared by some previous generation. I do...
I can't speak to the value of coins with cuds. Be aware that the entire series of Rosie's are quite common. I can go down to my LCS and buy...
Myself.... I chose 1959 as the cut off for cents and nickels. But that's just me.
Well that was certainly a very heroic effort! I hope you score well @Dima and that you may be rewarded for your efforts!
Not at all. I simply dumped the bag below out and sort of scooped them into a pile that I could photograph. No funny business involved at all!!...
Fifty-six years of being handled by dirty fingers. May have laid outside for a spell. Any of a number of things.
Furry, back in the mid-1990's I was given a bonus from the man I was working for. He had a good year and shared the wealth. I had lived poor my...
Hi Rebecca..... All quarters from 1976 were minted with two dates. We celebrated the nation’s bicentennial that year and all quarters were struck...
Don’t want to take a stab at contest #2?
4/11/21: This contest is now CLOSED. Winners announced in Post #78. Contest #1 Last week everyone was asking for a “guess the pile” contest....
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