No I haven't heard of such. Here is a general reference on the franklin half. Might help....
I would advise setting a total budget for the year and parcel it out. #9 and #10 might be tough. And I should have added to the best 10 you see...
I also see enough of landmarks to be fairly sure it is the same coin. ANACs did label "Cleaned" in that series of photo certificates. Since there...
No offense to Zimbabwe, but the individuals were using panned river gold to exchange for bread @ 0.1 gram per loaf, that works out to under $4 per...
I agree the coins are not real, this thread will give you some more information. And welcome to the forum! http://http://www.cointalk.com/t85976/...
You don't have to be album bound in your collection. Try to buy the 10 best coins you see in 2011. Don't worry about what kind they are. They may...
Toolhaus.org says Interesting situation.
Not in my opinion. The area is labeled Bullion Investing, not Bullion hoarding, speculation, gambling, etc. In any investment, aftersight will...
1900-O is a date with a large number of VAMS, Check this page if you haven't yet, and try to narrow down to a few you suspect ( it is much easier...
It never hurts to take a F or VF Indian head cent or buffalo nickle to the friendliest teller and tell them about it and trade it for an everyday...
The big keys are in red below from the US code. The part specific about the illegality of melting cents and nickels is in a different legislation....
The answer is no, I haven't. I have seen plastic coins of various quality for either toys or to teach change making, and a life size cutout of a...
Cleaning ( not conservation) exposes fresh metal, no longer protected by the patina ( previously reacted metal), so it will react with the...
The restriction is currently only against melting cents and nickels. You can melt them if you wish.
Even though Mahogany does outgas less than other woods, it still does, because it is organic. The varnish on the wood and the chemicals used in...
It is just a classic piece of Numismatic history. If I bought it, I would just put ASEs or common Morgans in to fill the spaces. :) Jim
Goldman Sachs has been playing the gold market rather strongly, mainly through GLD and shorts often on it. I would not consider them as an...
Here is a comparison of the normal 1945 S mint mark and one of my 1945 - micros S mint mark mercury dimes. Jim [IMG]
Interesting. I haven't seen that VAM in person before. Easy one to pick up with the lines. R-5 also. Since it isn't in the top 50, PCGS nor NGC...
Since all of the mint marks for Mercury dimes were sunk into the dies by hand, it seems within the range. I think someone just had a bad strike. Jim
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