You may think that rabbit hole is deep, but it just scratches the surface of numismatics. Eventually that rabbit hole hits Mammoth Cave. That...
Well his posts were from last September, it's not like he just now posted them again. He hasn't even been here since October 1st of last year.
Yes it was advertising his business.
And that was more than enough.
I'll see that and raise again Member since: Apr 18, 1998
He bought them. Almost certainly not from the Mint, or at least not all of them. But they have been on the market since before they were even...
Actually if you brought it in and requested to have it made into bars they couldn't do it. They no longer have that capability. Until 1982 if...
With all the hits in that area, I find the "8" to be uncertain. But the leaf positions on the reverse make the rev die unquestionably the rev of...
And then listen to the collectors complain that the Mint ruined the aftermarket, as pretty much EVERYTHING falls below issue price, because...
BINGO! I don't believe so. After 1853 you could sell silver to the government , or deposit it and have it made into bars, you couldn't deposit...
That dealer was Q David Bowers. He has told that story before in some of his writings.
Sure, the prices on the TV shows are usually at LEAST twice the real world prices.
As Doug said, the plastic is air permeable. Now lay the set flat, and put something flat on top of it. The envelope is going to be pressed up...
Because he is looking for a sucker. Someone who gets real excited over getting the "last" of something, but who has no idea of values.
I can't say for sure, it is either a 26 C-2 or a 28 C-1. They share the same rev die.
MS, Straight graded, Under $800. You can have any two.
OK we now have the card in 1957, anyone have 1955 flat pack or 56 with the card?
NO! Unless you don't mind COMPLETELY destroying the proof surfaces.
And when they decide on a FMV it is a take it or leave it proposition. A few years ago on another forum a guy had a gripe about a NGC guarantee....
I have no idea. To me a unmarked copy in violation of the HPA is synonymous with "fake". My only guess is that since the Smithsonian is...
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