Most of the copper coins that circulated then were the British farthings and halfpence, both real and counterfeit. Forget the VOC Dutch Duits....
If they haven't changed things, yes you do pay a fee on reserve auctions even if it doesn't sell. You don't pay a fee on a set starting price...
Why? Look at what they said again. They've seen thousands of fakes but when this one came in they looked and knew it was good. So it still...
I don't like the sound of that. Sounds like if I can't find you a Denver large cent, ( I did mention those are very rare) you won't let me keep...
Not in private, but they do often try to give that impression publicly.
Why would a cashless society kill tourism? Do people with credit cards not travel?
For the bullion pieces it all depends on how many are ordered by the distributors. For the Proofs and the "burnished Uncs" some times they set a...
And cheaper too. It used to be you had to pay a percentage of your reserve in fees even if the coin didn't sell. But you could set a starting...
The only coinage acts that have had start and end dates were the Westward Journey nickels, the state and ATB quarters, and the Presidential...
The Pitman Act melted the silver dollars to obtain silver to sell to Great Britain for a dollar an oz so they could use it for supporting the...
Part of it may just be the picture. You notice in the second picture with the blank holes the green is not as bright. I never trust colors in...
ae is a latin abbreviation for copper. av or au is gold, ar is silver It refers to the design of the piece. The design is cataloged as #311 in...
I have to admit I grew up in the 60's and 70's and I've never heard of any special meaning to 420 either. Did some googling, looks like it...
Oh I forgot to mention that you need to be very careful, those old coppers can be quite infectious. If you don't want to take the risk of...
I have a set of pictures of fake 1804 cents in slabs, one from NGC and one from PCGS. I own a Straits Settlements piece in an ANACS slab that has...
Philadelphia without a doubt. Large cents from Denver are very rare.
1806 C-1 small 6 stemless R-1 Probably the second most common variety of the year but popular because of the stemless wreath which makes it a...
Roller marks aren't from a transport mechanism they are from the heavy rollers that roll out the ingots into strip and reduce it down in thickness...
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