While I was for a return to Lady Liberty on the coins given a choice between that monstrosity and the SBA I would chose the SBA. I think a lot of...
And if the market crashes and all their hard earned money is just paper, guess what, your collectible are going to be pretty much worthless as...
Looks like an 1864.
Yes, seven of them although "local" is kind of a vague term. The closest one is about 35 miles away and the farthest is almost 300. Three of...
Copper and zinc small date PHILADELPHIA cents are common. The rare discovery was a copper small date DENVER cent, a variety which until now was...
No offense is intended because we get this type of comment a lot, but when someone says it seems, thinner, thicker, heavier, lighter, bigger,...
Except WAM's are not possible in Denver in 1999, and if you look at the obverse of his coin it is a 1990 D not a 1999 D. And all 1990 D cents...
Uh Paddy did you notice that the two coins you posted about are different denominations and very different sizes. The design is different on the...
Just in case it is real DON'T clean it!!
You might try ferric nitrate, jewelers use it for etching sterling silver. Sterling silver and coin silver are close enough in composition that...
One exception to that. If you bought a single set, they would seal it, address it, put postage on it and drop it in the mail. No other...
And the TPG's have been doing things like this for close to 20 years. This is nothing new.
If someone here has a copy of the third edition, can they confirm that N-1, 23, and 30 all share the same obv die? I ask because the N-30 on the...
Read the thread. If that is too much, just read the post above yours.
That's why you need to learn about the minting process and learn what coins LOOK like. SO you can look at a coin an see whetehr or not there is...
Would need good pictures and the weight of the coin in grams to at least one, preferably two, decimal places.
And do you mean 1870's or 1870 S proof or business strike? There are no 1870 S proofs.
That's machine doubling.
But the coins shown and linked are not hobo nickels, they are modern engraved art. They are Art and people will pay for Art that moves them....
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