that wouldn't happen to be a big old casting line running from 12 to about 4 o'clock (as pictured), would it? the five dollar required insurance...
Well, if you don't mind me saying so - keep in mind you are visiting a bank, not a coin shop. These people deal, all day long, with people that...
hi coke, your nickel is worth maybe somewhere in the range of 30 to 50 cents. Collectors like to have at least partial dates to identify them,...
I know this has very little to do with this thread, but speaking of masonic coins, I happened across this on ebay while looking for interesting...
you're going to want to break them out first.
hey not bad... I picked up this and three more along with a 25 cent netherlands piece from 1848 for a buck at an auction 4 or 5 years ago....
5 pages of contest entries... I would say that says something about your work Bill! thanks for the contest! Lucky winner.
Exactly so.
and it does affect numismatics a great deal. The last silver explosion saw the destruction of a lot of coin silver... doesn't so much affect me,...
cloudsweeper, I have seen lots of material regarding the notion of silver's impending market explosion - but it's all speculation. There is no...
I don't know much about this coin - it's been in my collection for a very long time. I was looking it up in Krause and I noticed their are four...
to my understanding, silver is used in photography - where it is actually consumed. SIlver is also used in various degrees in electronics and...
keep in mind that the spot price of silver is not a reflection of the price given upon all the silver already held - it is a price of the silver...
might never have been intended to be fake - it looks like it was a decoration piece. Maybe a button or some sort of jewelry made to look like an...
truth is, grab bags, particularly from ebay sellers who sell out of their home, are the easiest way to increase the mark up for cheap, low-grade...
That's a tough one. I want to say XF, too, but others might argue that the rub on the cheek and nose, plus the wear on the hair above the eyes...
very nice, I would say upper end VF, but it's difficult to say from the picture. Might be EF in hand. clasp appears clear. some flatness in...
probably right, but what an odd side to remove... Most people like the image side for jewelry, but apparently someone found the denomination side...
Yeah, I don't have that much experience with them, but I would agree with this example. At least they aren't the type of operation that slabs...
Shoot! I have the exact opposite problem... my wife prods me into making bigger purchases, with comments like 'you know you'll enjoy owning it,...
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