In the plating industry, 1 mil is 1 millionth, so 100 mils would be 1/10,000 of an inch of gold. An ounce of copper is worth about 27 cents...
If there was a visible date of slabbing, it would invite public criticism of how their grading standards may have changed, as it is, all just say...
The problem is that the only difference is "opinion". There is no standard possible, as the chemical toning reactions are the same, whether...
https://www5.bankofamerica.com/foreigncurrency/index.action This is BofA for florida, if you have an account, you can exchange up to 10,000....
I am not sure about ZSL as I have not read the prospectus, but I assume it is the same tax consequence as SLV. I always dealt with SLV in my IRA...
That is an interesting question, most people who have large quantities of a specific coin, often doesn't want to let people know how many they...
It is damage for sure, but I wonder if it was the beginning of a buildup of metal to fill deep damage to the face area and the "restorer" just...
The early hoard coins from the states of fabled collectors are/were of great interest to collectors new and old, but since then, commercial greed...
Rather than just thinking "details" as whether MS or not, before you crack and dip, consider if you have indications of lustre under the tone. If...
Remember that in 1943, the shape of the "3" was much different than before and after. The lower tip of the "3" ended about half way between the...
I guess now one will find out if the "pool accounts" are really in customers names, or still in company name to loan out when PM were hot.
I have a sealed box of ASE labeled "Mint of Mars", I wonder if I could......nah!.
Hi Sarah, Take a look at the microscopic view of lustre in this post to see how the flow lines are radially oriented in the fields ( move...
It is a 23 carat piece of African Iolite. It has 3 different colors depending on which dimension you are looking through. A nice sapphire blue,...
Of course you violated the rule...."what is thrown at you in Vegas, stays in Vegas!" :)
An Ancient guy :) Jim
No. if you are talking about something like this http://www.dollarmart.biz/modules/store/productdetail.cfm?ProductID=93533&Container=6370& My...
Also, you can advertise in the "CLASSIFIEDS" section above in the blue menu bar. Jim
Sarah, You have an excellent collection, and at least one very valuable coin, so may I comment on obtaining insurance that would cover such...
It appears to be a well worn example of a normal 22-D. I think the height of the mint mark ( even though it is die sunk separately from the rest...
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