Small amount off-center is not unusual. The close collar isn't introduced until the 1820s....
There are plenty of ways the TPGs could improve the security of their product. The reality is that they believe they've hit the trade-off point...
You need to learn and understand the fine details of the slab. I knew it was counterfeit in seconds. The obverse of the slab is missing the...
Hefty makes them, a set of 20 is $4.98
I think CACG PO'd a bunch of dealers. These were people who thought they had a good relationship with the stickering operation. Thought they knew...
The proof sets showcase the coins in their best possible presentation, which makes them lovely as collectibles. As investments? Terrible.
Not really, have you seen how many commercial mints have closed in the last few years? If you are the government mint for a country that still...
And at what price they locked in their new hedging contracts????
The commemorative programs, by law, can't cost the government anything. The mint draws a bright line between collector (numismatic) coins and...
If you watch the video of the ceremonial final strike, the coin is picked up by the pressman with his big thumb and finger and handed to the...
Doesn't the seignoiorage go to the Fed? Numismatic coins make a small profit. But I've always had issues with how much of the fixed costs land...
Sounds like I need to take pictures and post my XF set.
Um, type 2s and 3s are 0.8g of 0.900 fine.
Be careful with words -- the "Panama Pill" was struck by the United States (Mint) for the Government of Panama, and at 10mm it's smaller than the...
Micro O supposedly came about because the person at the die shop used a letter punch intended for a smaller coin. Half Dimes probably. The O on...
They can't - the law specified one-year designs.
All I can offer is that trolling through fleaBay pictures, you can find a lot of nasty 'accessories'.
You really need to know what you are looking at with both SEGS and PCI as there are generations of holders that are accurate and there are...
Anybody pick up on this (emphasis added): 6. Fees and Costs Payment of all filing, administration, and arbitrator fees will be governed by the...
Neither. They had signed contracts to hedge the price of silver. Probably paid a little bit more than spot price of silver was in the $25-$30...
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