Everybody knows which coin is going to go way up, the problem is that everyone knows a different coin, and everyone is wrong. :)
KM 1032 It appears to only be made in proof. About a tenth oz 9999 fine gold. I'd call it bullion and my copy of Krause says the mintage was...
Spend it and give someone else a thrill.
By all means go, but a word of warning. You WILL experience sensory overload, and no other show your ever go to will seem to measure up. It is...
Not a coin, it is a "coin like" object made for use in jewelry.
I think the entire date has been redone on the electrotype because the digit font and spacing doesn't match anything. And I think the obverse has...
No it wasn't because they didn't confiscate the gold, they required it to be turned in and they paid the current official price for the gold of...
Nope, it is just an altered date. Once you understand how the dies were made it is clear that a 3913 date would be impossible. All the dies...
It's called post mint damage. :D
But who decides what "just compensation" is? The same people doing the compensating. (Just like the TPG's if they downgrade your coin. They...
They can arrange that.
The piece is cataloged in Dalton and Hamer as Middlesex 1049. It is rated as Scarce which would mean maybe a few hundred pieces known. If these...
First English milled coins were issued by Elizabeth I in the 1560's. Here is an image of a milled English sixpence of Elizabeth I from 1562...
Believe it or not, Anthony's family, which was consulted on the design, were not happy with it either. But they felt that the designer had made...
No, if you have held the coin for over a year it still qualifies as a long term capital gain and is taxable at the rate of 28% Any gain, no...
Milled coinage dates back more than 100 years earlier than that. The first English milled coins were made in the early 1560's and they were made...
Have you told the dealer this? Next time he has a bunch he may just give you that notice.
Of course if it is short it is coming out of your check. They may not be highly trained in spotting counterfeit bills, but if you spend your...
The collection was put into storage several years ago and there are currently no plans (or funds) to put it back on display. The best you will...
Most likely what he has is a misaligned die. If so, yes they are an error, but they are a very minor error and are so common that in most cases...
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