T$, I think many people of the time thought that black was not becoming to a young Queen. Many felt black was the color of death announcements....
There are also a lot of March of Dimes folders around from the 50s also. I remember putting mercs ( I think a 16-D and a couple of '21) in to...
Here is the penny black and the 2 pence blue of 1840. The red "cross" cancel covers much of the detail of the black, so I added the blue,which...
PCGS and NGC are shoo-ins for the top 2 TPG. I have used ICG and ANACS, and feel that IMO, ICG is above ANACs for 3rd position. Their turn around...
Photos are rather small to verify any variety of date. I can't remember seeing a more pock marked cheek. Look at that carefully if you buy it....
If further illustrations are desired, I can provide some photos of my penny blacks as well as some other info as I have a copy of "The Royal...
The American Silver Eagle for sure has a prescribed minimum weight of 31.103 grams, but no variance (+/-) is allowed on the minimum side, but...
I do not believe either PCGS or NGC will slab/grade it. The toning is too suspect. There is something wrong on the obverse between the hair and...
Yep, the Mother Goose Parade is Sunday also from 10Am. Staring the Little League Heroes. Jim
This might help out on which states tax and when. http://goldismoney.info/forums/archive/index.php/t-286308.html Jim
It would help to see the condition of the coin, but since the conclusions seem to be that it is near bullion value, I would dip the heck out of...
SAN DIEGO AREA The Heartland coin show will be held Sunday 11/22 from 10AM-4:30PM at Heartland Masonic Center 695 Ballantyne Street, El Cajon,...
Well to close this story, I finally spoke to a higher up , and he was nice enough to search the data base to see if anyone beside me had received...
Intelligence and maturity, knowledge and experience, don't always occur in the same amount in an individual , nor accumulate at the same rate. The...
If it was stored for some time in an old fashion coin envelope, the high points would be the most affected due to their proximity to the sulfide...
I know when one registers for the forum, there is a choice to display age in some situations. I don't recall seeing anyone age displayed. Where is...
Ahhhh, The good old days :)
Welcome to the forum. Determining specific gravity requires that one has the weight of the sample as well as the volume. The weight can be...
Stainless, My favorite book on dies is "Numismatic Forgery" by Charles Larson. The title is somewhat misleading as it goes through the...
In my opinion, it is a VAM-3, which is marked on the back of his 2x2, but it is not the small (micro-s) of the VAM-2/ That is why the VAM-2 is in...
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