Where to start, well our GDP skyrocketed after Reagan put into place his tax policies, so our standard of living overall went up. You look back at...
I would imagine if it were zinc it would be just slightly under the weight of a modern penny, but be considerably heavier than a modern penny of...
I know it doesn't help for someone impatient like me, but this really is the only good advice you can give. I tell people to go buy bags of...
I figured you would have something Doug. put a gun to my head I would say the Ptolemy ones at least were to file down the flan because of the...
I never said I was a gold fan either, just pointing out a few plusses on gold side and a few minuses on platinum. You are obviously a fan of...
Ok, I just thought 90% was high. I am not disagreeing with you, I like platinum for an investment. To me the major thing gold has going for it is...
I would agree with this as well, original coins are, were, and will always be worth a premium. Tying "original" to "toned" would be a concern,...
Is it a notary stamp or a seal stamp? I have seen this done with the old seal stamps, like banks or hospitals used. The old cast iron ones that...
I agree that the toners have been at it a long time. I knew of a dealer who doctored his coins then retoned them. He honestly thought he was...
www.coinflation.com has Canadian melt values I believe. I agree with 10Gary, though, that you will probably get a better price on Ebay.
I find capped bust half dimes this way frequently. That is why I used to buy up nice AU/BU examples when I found them. They really are outstanding...
I would vote for a chem experiment in removing the copper. Any type of acid will leach the copper off of the cent. This is a pretty popular...
I am very curious, do you have a link where you explained this? I am not trying to be lazy, I would just like you to show me where you think you...
The last I read about it was: 1. That the flans had these on them to make the correct weight adjustments or 2. These are pincer marks to hold...
I have read some, and I agree that toning can be gorgeous, and good toning usually is indicative of original surfaces. I just would not want to...
Overall, price guides are troublesome especially at low and high ends. Why? Well, for low end coins many times you are paying a "have to get out...
I like toned coins, always have. I know I am new to this idea of paying extra for toning since they used to be discounted, but I would never pay...
Japan is a very large consumer of platinum for jewelry, at one point it was the largest utilitzation of platinum after chemical catalysts. I doubt...
There are a tremendous amount of interesting coins. You are lucky she got something as affordable as a Ptolemy bronze and stayed away from the...
Originally they were half disme, actually. Disme became dime. Half dime usually is used nowadays to denote the small silver coins as opposed to 5...
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