In John M. Willems book "The United States Trade Dollar" It pretty much stated that the Chinese wanted payment for all goods in silver with the 8...
Correct me if I'm wrong . I thought in the 18th and 19th (maybe longer ) centuries the Chinese valued silver more than gold , thus their love of...
In a real emergency , with a total breakdown of the government the most valuable things will be seeds , food and water , medicines and of course...
I really feel that that is too minor to detail it , yet I can't see anything else . That SLQ is beautiful IMHO as it has a great strike . Though...
I'd leave it alone too . It's an AU coin that would probably look funny if dipped .
Ouch !!!!! I hate when I do that , that sure was a beauty but there will be others .
Beautiful , it's my favorite gold coin from a historical point of view , great pick up .
I started with a cheap Chinese made 10X and it worked fine , until I bought a Hastings Triplet from B&L , the difference was amazing in the...
10X is too strong to grade coins . Like stated above 3-5 should be the max . When grading a coin they 1st look at the coin without any loupe and...
No biggie , have fun at the in-laws , if you can . ;)
Dick how about throwing up an old one , for old times sake ?
Can't blame me for trying . lol
Nice , it would look great in anyones man cave or womens den . I sure hope he used pre '82 cents though as we all know how those zinc pieces corrode .
I won't ask you how much it cost , but the coloring must have really boosted the price . It's a beauty anyone should be proud to own . Will you...
How many proofs do you have now . I still haven't got one . Maybe now that the kid is done with school I can afford one , but probably not with...
Now that I like .
I do the same , but I use a hammer and nail . ;)
Ditto that Doc !!!!!
I was going with 64 too , but with a + for the toning , nice loking coin .
It must have a beautiful reverse then , I just like the coin in general . Though to me it looks like there is some nice patina under where the...
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