I don't know, ask the Chinese. They seem to be the only ones actively developing a manned space program. At this point we are unable to even put...
There is a book on Sutler tokens but even the book is not cheap. And if there is a sutler token for those units it will not be cheap and it will...
It probably was deliberately harshly cleaned. That way they can monitor changes to in in the Martian atmosphere. Although at the low...
There is no legal tussle. The law has declared the find treasure trove. That means that the museums that want it have a given amount of time to...
Easiest and cheapest would be the half cents and large cents. The two cent is easy and fast except for the 64 Sm and the 1872. Those will set...
I feel fairly sure they will buy it back, the question will be at what price. They get to decide what the "fair market value" is. And it almost...
No don't own one but I would like to. Problem is I can't afford to. I'm sure it is one of the countries I will never get for my one per country...
The problem is there is no clean break for modern coins. Many people use 1964 but that causes problems with the cent and five cent. A 1965 cent...
True Braddick did it with certified coins but people were attempting to collect "Worst known" types sets back before there were TPG's. The TPG...
Good to know Mr Redfield. :)
Thanks for the spelling correction and I think I was wrong about one other thing. Say you lived in CA and bought something in a heritage auct and...
Don't count on that. The acids that accumulate in the PVC residue will attack other metals as well. It is most noticeable with copper containing...
Unfortunately this is not conclusive. The catalog and official weight is probably 2.8 grams but thee will still be a tolerance range in which the...
Good question, years ago they did sometimes alter genuine bust dollars to make fake 1804's. I'll check the see if the obv matches 1800 B-11 or...
Not to mention unexpectedly splitting open allowing the coin to fall to the floor. Has happened to me many a time.
Yes and Yes. The problem is getting these very low grade coins in no-problem slabs. Most very low grade coins also have problems which used to...
Passed the "Bite test"? In exactly what way? 2 mm in diameter?
If the California seller has a nexis or business establishment/branch in another state and he sells and ships to a buyer in that state he has to...
I can't help but wonder if fifteen years from now if John Albanese will have left CAC and will be starting a new service to examine the CAC...
I've never made the NYI, too far for me. But I do make the Chicago International almost every year.
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