[ATTACH] Hey guys, Today I went to the gas station to buy a soda. It was like $1.07 or something like that so I gave him 2x $1 bills and I got...
Let me clarify: In my opinion I define “patina” as any natural change in the appearance of the coin not done intentionally. Basically any...
What about like light toning across the whole coin? Or do you mean the edges only?
I think toning is just pretty patina.
I know some people like them to be super bright, frosty, white and full of luster but personally I like a decent amount of patina to give it that...
Correct. But, prior to official American coinage, Americans traded with Spanish Dollars. So maybe some of that Spanish coinage was minted by...
Even pirates had to spend their loot somewhere. :P Most likely on rum & women.
Hmm that’s a bummer. I was just wondering if it’s possible that some of the precious metals were part of the massive loot Cortez stole from the...
Actually I believe the slave trade revolved around trading goods to African tribes in exchange for their war prisoners (slaves). It was all part...
I understand that but where did the gold and silver come from? Like where did they get mined/extracted from the ground? Im guessing most came...
Ah ok. I thought the thing about Martha Washington’s silverware was a myth? So they gave us silver & gold to mint into coins and pay them back...
Does anyone know where the precious metals came from that were used to make the earliest American silver & gold coinage like silver Flowing Hair...
Yeah those are very nice coins it’s just that I would never buy raw coins on Ebay because it’s too risky.
Nuts.
Yeah I just ordered the MEGA Red Book on Amazon. If it was Morgan Dollars it would be easy. Everyone knows you can get a really cheap MS 1921...
An insult? I wasn’t insulting you at all.
That’s the problem I don’t know what the common dates are so I don’t know what to look for. I need to pick up one of those Red Books but I was...
Nah I don’t really like problem coins. I do a lot of coin trading and cleaned/damaged coins are just too hard to trade or sell in the future. Ive...
Hey everyone, I am wondering if anyone with knowledge of Seated Liberty Dollars knows if there are any common date/mint ones I can buy in MS60+...
Thanks! :) I’m glad to hear I picked a good coin since I don’t have very much experience in Draped Bust Dollars as I never thought I would own...
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