I also agree. I think at a public auction there is an excellent chance it would be confiscated, so I doubt any auction would be forthcoming. It...
Eventually I believe so. Given enough time, enough of them lost, melted, etc coupled with if the numbers of colelctors increase I could see all...
So many problems with these laws it makes me sick. This is one problem I have with these laws. Why are our law enforcement officials being...
Just in case you are curious how these coins got to be different, the greek style continued down through the Parthians. When the Sassanids took...
I agree. There was a group of these at Triton, I wish they would have sold after the lots I was interested in. If so, I may have wanted to place a...
IDK whihc is best, but have bought $100 face value of silver coins for $280 and found a 32s quarter and a 42/1 verdate dime in them. Bought a...
Man that is a pretty coin. I have growing fonder of these, som much so I got some from Frank Robinson's latest cheap coin list. Not this quality...
Just so everyone knows, the ancient egyptians only ever made one coin, a gold coin of the last Pharaoh. Ancient egyptians, even though they had...
21% is not a "steep premium" for BU coins versus circulated coins. What you are running into is quality versus quantity. Unless you are trying to...
I haven't had any responses to my offer to trade in the trade section. I have 5 S's in 70, any many others, but need to trade for RP in 70.
It depends on your budget sir. Your statement that "you may never see another one again" is not true. They are available. My rule of thumb is if...
Pre 60's may be. I thought they would all be 60-63's.
Very insightful actually. You are correct there are not many good English language books on these. I don't know if its a chicken or the egg thing,...
20% is not bad at all for BU coinage, its high if its AU coins. AU 1960's is worth melt, unless of course you are cherrypicking for your...
Well shame on him for scamming people then. :(
Welcome Calpurnia, (love the name btw). Sure sounds like you are an expert in these, more so than most here. I am slowly getting into them a...
Keys will depend on condition of course. But the expensive listings in the blue book will be the same in the red, the red will just be higher...
Ryan, I would go buy or check out from the library the Red Book, (Guide book of US coins, in a red cover). Its the bible of beginning US...
The only thing that would even give me pause on the coin was what Dmitry mentioned, the patina. Especially behind the bottom of the neck its...
That will be a very nice set Race. I would love to see it when you are done.
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