It IS within the ebay rules for a seller to end and auction early because he sold to the current high bidder (In that case it is still a deal...
No exact figures but dollar notes make up about 75% of the BEP's annual currency output and more than half of all those are made to replace worn...
I think it is probably real, I think it has had a problem with corrosion in the past an the coin was cleaned to get rid of it. What I can't...
No, the 1984 olympic dollar also has an incused date and the 1492 on the 1992 Columbus dollar is incuse
I have a Becker analytical balance. Weighs in grams, accurate to four decimal places.
Yes there were rolls for the older gold coins. You don't see them often though. At one time on ebay I saw a METAL roll wrapper for double...
And if you read up on acetone you will find comments that it can react some with copper IF LEFT EXPOSED TO STRONG LIGHT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS....
In the 2006 edition it is on page 9 under "Quantities of Coins Struck" the last line says "Proof totals are shown in parentheses, and are not...
Silvertowne is usually in the back corner and faces the wall. Does that make you the supply dealer in the very back corner or are you behind...
Agreed.
It possibly means that it has been removed for repricing. They typically make them unavailable for awhile while they update prices.
Yes I dig out the smaller notes and spend them first. I don't use the larger notes until I'm out of the smaller ones. And that is what the Mint...
Probably because the counterfeiter and shipper have not broken any laws, while the recipient who is importing them into the country IS breaking...
I still don't understand what people see in these reverse proofs. To me they are rather ugly.
"Thickness" as applied to a struck coin has very little meaning because it varies considerably depending on where you measure it and how well...
Yes most states DO charge sales tax on coins. SOme have an exemption over a certain amount and some I think about 15 states do not charge sales...
They started during the Depression. With businesses closing down and people out of work the states were desperate for revenue. So several states...
The NGC edgeview holders also prevent thi type of scam.
Only thing you might be able to do is a specific gravity test, and that isn't foolproof. It's pretty good though since about the only way to fake...
Yes, so does the ANA Grading Guide, and Making the Grade
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