If it is a fake it's a good one. All the pictures are obviously of the same coin. I think he probably has one coin and erred in formatting the...
Collectors Universe has a company that does stamps (PSE), and they have one that does autographs and memorabilia (PSA/DNA). And of course they...
If you have a reliable low cost third party insurer that costs less than the USPS then sure skip the Registered. Registered is the way to go if...
When they first started using the Genuine slabs a couple years ago they did NOT have a detail grade, just the code in the serial number. About 8...
Strikes me as huge. Many companies tend to have net profits of 5% of their gross. NGC, being a privately held company, does not have to release...
Simple rules for silver ikes. ALL business strike S mint Ikes are 40% silver (OK there are 2 coppernickel clad 1973-S Ikes known) ALL...
If I am buying the coin as a collector I consider the price I paid for the coin to be what I have in it because I consider the postage etc simply...
Probably not as long as it stayed submerged. Water itself is actually pretty harmless to most metals. Water in combination with some other...
Dr Sheldon already did that. See Somatotypes Then there are grading services for gemstones, and there are a couple companies that will take your...
I seriously doubt the Hispanic Museum has done anything to display the collection since they took it back from the ANS several years ago.
And if it had come back as a 63 would it have been expensive?
You appear to have an 1809/6 C-5 half cent. The second T was punched in a little high and some times tends to fade at the top in late die states.
In order to answer your question about why the date doesn't show the doubling. Most people, when they think about a double die, think of the 1955...
The date may be 1759, but that is not a representation of what Martha looked like in 1759. She was still a young woman at that time and was...
Actually if you know what to look for attribution is a snap. It is clearly a 1798. Almost all of the 1798 reverses have the gap between the ends...
The weights on your 71 - 2000 are on the low side but they are within tolerance. 11.34 +/- .4 grams Minimum legal weight would be 10.94 grams.
I'd slip Aluminum in there after Iron and I'd reverse Copper and Nickel. Aluminum is actually very reactive but it forms a protective oxide layer...
It all depends on the variety. Take this one I bought three or four years ago. [IMG][IMG] I paid $275 for it. It was the last 1798 I...
Broken date punch not broken die The S-151 appears to be die state VI with the crack through the E in AMERICA and a small rim break at 7:00 on...
I don't like it. They are talking about a minor savings in manufacturing cost, but up to almost a 10% INCREASE in materials cost. Also the way...
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