Yes I should have bought them back when I was starting out when they were a lot cheaper as well.
Price of the Gold sets were $43. And yes you would have to hand over two + oz/ of gold, but you got back a double eagle, eagle, half eagle, three...
To be a type 2 set all the coins in the set have to have type 2 mintmarks. They didn't change over all the denominations at the same time so...
Yep packaging error, and they aren't packaged at Philadelphia. They used to do all the packaging at San Francisco, not sure if they still do or...
It isn't possible to have the mintmark ON the rim. The portion that forms the top surface of the rim is lower than the field of the coin and in...
Manganese doesn't play well with the copper and silver, I'm surprised it doesn't cause more problems on the dollar coins. Possibly because it is...
If you go by the letter of the law, then no they can't be struck early. The law says that the coins have to bear the date of the year in which...
Glad to hear that endorsement, just picked up a copy last Friday but haven't had a chance to go through it yet.
Some of the 1909 cents have them, and all of the cents from 1918 to date are supposed to have them. Cents from the latter part of 1909 to 1917 do...
JBSBURNS One please no shouting. All caps is shouting and it is rude unless you explain that it is done for a particular reason such as poor...
The host coin is definitely Norway 1/3 speciedaler KM 266. 266 and 273 are the only coins close to that weight that also have that obv legend,...
Yep, and 79.4 grams is right about 2.5 oz troy. (2.55)
After looking at the 11 choices, I am once again glad I don't collect moderns.
Yep it is a counterfeit, all Machins Mills pieces are counterfeits, contemporary counterfeits. Whether it is a counterfeit of the counterfeit I...
They are still currently selling the commemoratives for $74 and have been for some time. If their expenses were rising I would expect to have...
I don't think it is a lamination because if it was it would have been there when the coin was struck and the tops of the letters would have been...
Listed or sold, big difference. Die clashes happen frequently. They can be neat, but unless they are extremely heavy (like say 70% or the image...
DesertGem beat me to it. My final rinse is a FLOWING rinse pouring fresh acetone over the coin while holding it to flush away any remaining trace...
That is a very good copy. If it wasn't marked COPY and just had the 1892 or93 date at the bottom it would probably fool a lot of people.
Wouldn't expect them to sell at melt, but the Morgans ARE overpriced. They are the same size, weight, and even the same planchets that are used...
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