Looks like 1863 is a semi-key...?
I certainly saw a wide range of them on eBay when I was spending a lot of time there.
I've toyed with the idea of buying up fakes on eBay that are getting bid up, then relying on Buyer Protection to (a) get my money back and (b)...
Wow. That's not the sort of thing they'd want to develop a reputation for.
22K (91.67%) gold, but they weigh more than one troy ounce, so they contain exactly one troy ounce of gold. The Buffaloes are .999.
Not to mention @HoledandCreative -- oh, dear, his name doesn't autolink, and it looks like he hasn't been around since last year. :( Edit: well,...
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I guess you're thinking that if it were post-mint damage there would be some corresponding damage on the reverse? I can see your reasoning, but I...
I'm with the folks who say eBay is your best bet. Look for completed (sold) auctions of 20-cent pieces with holes. Consider listing it BIN/Best...
A pretty standard way at the time, wasn't it?
I didn't even make it past UNUM and the right obverse stars. Funhouse-mirror time.
All these years I've been using Coinflation (the web site), and this is the first time I scrolled all the way down to see the Collectors Universe...
With that degree of strike doubling, though, I'd say that it has some value for generating double-takes...
I use Coinflation, too. They post the silver and gold spot price at the top of the page: [ATTACH] I also use goldprice.org, which has trendlines...
I feel like I'm pretty good with numbers, and I never made this connection. :oops:
It only takes one. Unless you're greedy.
I can't picture a way to do this safely without a fume hood and some serious training. I've boiled acetone before by plopping its container into...
My wife just came in from the other room saying "the weirdest thing just happened, I was just in here looking at some spectrograms from my flute...
It shows for me. Not sure what to make of it, but I do see it.
It looks like it's heavily corroded, regardless of anything else that might have been wrong with it. Can you post a photo of the reverse?
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