Accumulated it or controlled it? My impression was that most of their holding were controlled silver through futures and options and not physical...
The final digit of the date is high, close to the 0 (which eliminates 04 C-13), and it seems to have a round bottom. The 4 on 04 C-12 is rather...
Ration books are pretty common (Except for Book V which was never actually used) usually they can be purchased for about $5 or so unless they are...
I would not expect it to be any problem.
Yes USPS insurance DOES cover collectible coins and currency. It says so right in their regulations. It does NOT cover coins and currency as...
Very true and sometimes the committees have rejected all the submitted designs and they have also been very vocal about the poor quality of...
The tissue test works, it works fast, you don't have to take the coins out of their cases, and it can test several coins at the same time. In the...
And the vinegar method results in a much better looking end result than pieces done with Nic-A-Date.
The government probably got the lions share of the silver coins. First they published propaganda that the silver and clad would circulate side by...
I won't cut them any slack on the "edge letter problems either. They claim they couldn't do it because the planchets were "paper thin". But they...
The fact that it is a stemless wreath is a big clue too.
Probably, check with NGC they probably have a holder that will fit it.
I looked in Roger Burdette's Redbook of Peace Dollars and he says it was found in 2007 and grades VF. (He also says it was offered in a Stacks...
Probably a typo and he meant $12.50
What would you expect to find in "truly unsearched" wheat cents considering that something like 95% of all the wheat cents were struck in the...
Whenever I appraise coins for someone I always tell them that I will give them what I think an honest dealer would pay them for the coins, but...
Ah hockey pucks!
I agree, an encasement piece. Too bad I don't think I've ever seen an encasement with a coppernickel cent in it before.
My question is, is it an 1803, 05, or an 1806. OK got it. 1806 C-1
I thought it was an AU? Could be wrong. The question is, are there others? If you know what to look for they would be easy to spot, even in...
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