These "coins" also have the prototype rev design that appears on the Cheerios dollars. Slightly questionable. The argument the Mint Director...
That doesn't mean IT is a winner, it means YOU are a winner.
The worst horror story I can think of (didn't happen to me as I don't submit) actually came about because the TPS's recommendations were NOT...
True but it is also often the result of having to deal with the general public. Mark, Numismatic Exchange?
I can't vouch for the truth of it but several years back on a coin email listserver I'm on one member reported that he received his proof set...
I see the retained cud on the reverse, a die chip in the top of the R of LIBERTY. The doubling on the 4 and the S is die deterioration/wear.
Yes latest estimates is one out of every 67 pound coins in circulation in Great Britain is a counterfeit. When they first started complaining...
I think it is a little early to declare it to be a winner yet. After all it has been out less than a year. It does have some good things going...
That's OK, I have plenty of cotton sleeves, paper envelopes and double row boxes. :)
At a 3% rate of inflation it would have to be $28.77 right now just to break even. As a general rule items purchased from the mint are seldom...
Treasurhunt, I made no comment about whether are not it was a 1916, just that a dateless 1916 DOES have significant value
Wrong. So far all of the fake NGC slabs and most of the fake PCGS slabs check out as good on their respective certification verification sites....
I have been resisting but I'm at the "You start adding die states" point. There are still a few 1794 caps I can afford to get but that is about...
Often at larger shows the BEP will have their "Billion dollar exhibit" and they have examples of the $100K note on display including if I recall,...
Counterfeits are also struck from fake dies as well. In fact most if not all of the Chinese fakes made in the past five to ten years are struck...
Yes a dateless 1916 would probably be worth at least a few hundred dollars.
Careful, that's how I got started with the large cents. "I can't afford to collect by variety, but I really like the Draped Busts so I'll just do...
I read it as they will pay in money or they will pay in bars of the same metal as the bullion deposited. And I bet if you tried depositing bulion...
I still found it hard to believe so I went to Heritage and looked at about a dozen or so of each type. I don't understand it but you are right....
I thought it was, low bid gets the contract. :) Actually it is more likely to happen in a NON-Live auction where bidders submit proxy bids. In...
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