Well $4 is a ridiculous offer as well. Yes it can bescary, which is why the first thing I tell prospective collectors is to LEARN. Educate...
I would do two things, try to return the coin and buy a photograding book. If you like this series, look at examples in a photograde book and you...
Rex, as a starter to clean these you could put them in distilled water. The water lacks minerals and will help dissolve the mineral encrustation...
I would also say that respect for the legal system is different from those countries compared to China as well. China has an extremely long...
The commemoratives shown here are better ones. There are many scarce varieties of additional letters or symbols by the two stars above the wolf....
I thought they looked off yesterday but didn't want to post if I was not sure. These coins are supposed to be made decades apart, with different...
British Museum Collection is probably the largest coin colelction ever assembled by humans. Its ancient holdings are the most extensive, but they...
Yes, it was his choice but I believe it was an honest mistake. I think he honestly believed, based on mint records, that the last dated silver...
Also, are you just asking for US coin collections or any coins? Completely different answers.
You posted this last time you and I had this disagreement Doug. I believe its a red herring since its gold. I told you, like many have told you on...
I believe 5 were made, maybe I missed it where the Sultan of Muscat set has appeared. I will change my statement to, only the original 5 included...
I would say grade like you do for US grading, then knock half a grade off. US grading is weak typically.
I have always felt this way too Mike. The king of Siam coin is the only one I would say is official, and even that to me is more of a unfortunate...
I will try to find the passage in one of my books. It details a mint operating and the fact the feedstock was other nations or old coins from the...
I was going to say the same thing, be careful of what they say are Unc's. You know they will be very picked over, but if they truly are Unc I...
Since your brother isn't a collector, I would vote with a 1990 type of large silver coin, like a ASE, Panda, whatever design you might think he...
I agree with the summary GB, though I would say if a collector buys quality coins, at a decent price, long term they will appreciate about the...
I think 1891 since they didn't make them in 1881. Liberty nickels. I would suggest getting a "red book" from the library or buying one on Ebay,...
Cool, thanks for the info. Totally forgot about clad dollars when I was thinking silver dollars.
I would guess the Chain cent.
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