What's the title of that book, Jack?
Gradeflation has all over it the fingerprints of those that crack out coins and resubmit them time after time after time until they finally get...
www.usmint.gov If you buy anything from the Mint you get put on their mailing list. I believe you can also request to be placed on their mailing...
Condition is a HUGE part of a coin's value. Do you have a photo? Oh, and welcome to CoinTalk.
Let's suppose that could happen. The metal would not be clear, would it?
I'm tossing my hat in the ring.
I get it - this is a trick question. It's a Roosevelt Dime, not a Truman Dime.
I agree. I predict the mintage of the Millard Fillmore First Spouse coins will not exceed that of Martha Washington or Dolley Madison.
Commemorative coins carry a hefty premium so they will not enter circulation through normal channels (e.g., through banks). That is not to say...
Your plan assumes every "unsuspecting buyer" will check this message board before buying a coin on eBay. That seems a bit unrealistic to me....
Thanks for that answer, Nick. The question was posed just before I left 8 weeks ago and I was left wondering what the answer was. Thanks to you I...
I don't know why either but I do know the cup shape makes it difficult to photograph and get everything in focus.
I would speculate that not all pre-reduction coins were melted. I'm sure many of those coins were hoarded and survived.
Huh? The Rays and Arrows appeared together on the first reduced-weight quarters and halves. All previous pre-weight-reduction issues did not...
The photos are too blurry to really tell much but my guess is that it is either a fake or a reproduction - especially since you bought it on the Bay.
Wow! That's a pretty good start on a Half Cent collection.
What I have read explained it this way: When the price of silver rose to the point that the silver in 90% silver coins was worth more than the...
That may be a sign that they are not popular.
I'm back. I got home late last night. It felt good to sleep in my own bed after 8 weeks away. I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things...
DO NOT CLEAN THE 1877 IHC!!! You could potentially lower the value of that rare coin by thousands of dollars if you improperly clean it. If I were...
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