Your pics are a bit blurry bit I'm not seeing anything I would consider chop marks. Looks like the obv might be countermarked but that's all I...
In most cases that's a good diagnostic. But there's a much easier one with nickels, that is unique to nickels, particularly older nickels - and...
I think would most would say these two quotes present the two sides of the story in a nutshell. But do they ? Rather obviously they can't both be...
By all means do, but what you'll find out is that it is much, much worse than it is here. At least in the way you're talking about.
It does, I've tested it. I've tested that too - it doesn't work, all previous links (and bookmarks) return an error. I also suspect that...
It's definitely a Proof. No '63 business strike ever had a reverse strike like that.
I'm thinking pics of coins in body bags will be few and far between nowadays as there's only a few things left they will body bag one for. Now...
Bad idea - here's why. Over the years a lot of folks have bookmarked that page, that list created by geekpryde. And there are also several other...
Axial lighting is one way to do it, and for those who don't know what axial lighting is this explains it -...
I know what ya mean Roman, what you are saying. And that's about all the average person can do. But you know what I'm talking about ? And perhaps...
Even if you know those things, and can see the edge - it's still impossible to say for sure. Unless you are an expert in these coins who can...
All anybody did was try to be helpful and give you honest answers. But it seems you either cannot or perhaps will not recognize them as such. But...
Galen, even common date Saints slabbed and graded as high as MS63 and sometimes even 64 routinely sell for about 10% over melt. And if they are...
Perhaps, just perhaps, that is because they know that the items are in violation of the Hobby Protection Act and do not want to let anyone know...
How are you defining "scrap" Galen ? I'm asking because to some, maybe even many, scrap price is not the same thing as melt price - but it can...
You can't always tell based on pictures. Nor can you always tell based on weight and measurement and in hand examination. The one and only way you...
Maybe, but then again maybe not. And we do from time to time. It was a recent episode of exactly that which prompted me to post the warnings I...
Norm - The graph I posted comes from PCGS, you can access it here - https://www.pcgs.com/prices/frame.aspx?type=coinindex&filename=index When...
I understand your point, I truly do. But do you understand mine ? Allow me to give you an example. You're at the grocery store and on your way...
To answer that all you really have to do is consider the name given to our hobby - it was and often still is referred to as the "hobby of kings"....
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