I think @desertgem is a geologist. Maybe he can shed some light.
Was it deep?
This would be mine. I am not an errors guy. Just an old fashioned US type coins fellow. This old Real intrigued me because it was 18th century and...
I am not an expert at identifying meteorites. But heck they are constantly entering the atmosphere and I do believe that they command a very nice...
Something to be said for this. When you pay a TPG you are paying for the information on that label.... The mislabeled three cent coin I have is a...
I agree. It appears to be something designed to look like an old gold coin. But it’s the wrong bust for 1842. The knobs top and bottom lead me to...
Now that’s inflation! LOL!!
Yes. Please leave them. They are yours of course to do with what you please. But a busted up mint set is asking for damage.
I mean... Photograph the piece beside a nickel or quarter or something similar. Something that will give a size perspective.
The bust isn’t right for an 1842 dated gold coin. They were using the Liberty Head by 1842...... Is there any way you could photograph the piece...
I appreciate your ethics. These days far too many wouldn’t think one second about advertising these as “unsearched” rolls. These days ethics are...
Oh yeah. I get it. It is a fine line to be certain. Last November my top saleslady’s husband was taken for $3000.00 because he fell for the IRS...
Ok... You asked for it. I am now wealthy beyond words... Three memorial cents and several crusty whatever’s... [ATTACH] Thirty minutes in and my...
Yeah.... My dealer tells me the same thing. Every week he has a new selection of the slabbed bullion brought in from a family members estate. They...
I been a long time collector that has never purchased from the mint before. I am like a kid awaiting Christmas wanting these new Apollo...
Well said.... And may I say as a freind and with the upmost respect.... What’s up with your new avatar?o_O
Really though it all comes down to the free markets. Fortunately most of us here are savvy enough to know there are far better deals on Mezacks...
I left it. I think it is funny that the NGC authentication site shows it as a silver three cent and lists the value as such. I wouldn’t consider...
Nothing more satisfying than completing a set from your pocket change.
Well.... It was an antique sewer pipe!;)
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