In my mind, its not the proliferation of designs that will kill off coin collecting. I think its the lowering of, or cheapening, of production...
Or any standard book on British coinage will give you a start. Is it Concraft that publishes yearly British coin book? Spink? I apologize if I am...
I think a picture would help sir, and examine the cellophane around the nickel carefully. I have never heard of this error personally.
I agree even lower graded coins can and are faked, this looks like a lot of damaged coins. The 184X expecially has just been clobbered into...
I would say both in the AU53ish range.
Are you sure its an official mint set, and not an aftermarket set?
Well I am not an expert in these, just been around them for 35 years. I would like to see what real experts in these say.
Actually, after posting the second one, BOTH dates look wrong. I wonder if they are fakes now.
Me too. My bad. :(
Yeah, I see it in Jeff's pic, but not the OP's pic. Whew, that is pretty danged atrocious looking. The sad part is to think of how many of these...
I wonder if the fake Morgans have the word COPY as required by law on them?
I would say 40, possibly cleaned, and wonder why someone spent the money to slab it, (or am I just a jerk?)
OP, if the seller wants a data point, you can tell him I paid a touch less than $1 over spot for 180 WL halves a couple of months ago, but those...
You know, I have no issue with people like collecting other things. Any hobby that brings enjoyment is great. Having said that......eh,...
He is asking $7.50, the estate selling to the seller wants $7. I agree with EagleEyez, too high a premium if there is not any numismatically...
John, was the eagle on the Aretas IV a commemorative issue like the standing figure coins were? They seem quite a but rarer than the portrait coins.
The thing that worries me about platinum is how so much of it has switched over to palladium. That, and what is the main use for platinum?...
Yeah, I bought the hardcopy from Lulu and it just arrived a couple of days ago. When it comes to coin books, I buy the hardcopy over the softcover...
I usually get the name and number from dealers when I attend a local show. MOst of these guys are always getting inventory, and you can contact...
Weird. I see gold everywhere at local coin shows. The dealer who usually had rare St Gaudens was out of them, but he had everything else in stock....
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