That came so close - so close !!! LOL ! :D
You both may already be aware, but just in case you're not - Doug (Smith) is a long time and very active member of this forum :) And by the way,...
I was so busy yesterday trying to take care of other forum issues that I simply didn't have to even think about responding in this thread. Today,...
After your second comment that's what I thought you were looking for, but as I said above there is no such thing, no such rarity scale based on...
Those are not mintage numbers I listed above. Those are the actual numbers of coins by date/mint that were sold in the GSA sales. In most cases...
Another way to think about this and realize the truth of what I am saying is to think about cars. Everybody has one, and everybody has to buy and...
Two ways really, you can ask for references from the members here about any dealers they may know in your area. Or, you can try this -...
Sure looks natural to me. No way of knowing how it was stored for the decades prior to you getting it, but those holders with the paper inserts...
Modern paper is still manufactured using sulfur just like it always has been.
I'm not sure if this is what you are asking for or not, but here it is. GSA coin quantities The accepted quantities of each date were: •...
You have mentioned this twice, and I've been all kinds of confused trying to figure out what you were talking about. Well, after days of thinking...
According to your wife, not much chance of that happening to you - well, the seeing your maker part anyway :D
Howdy Walt - @Walt Knoch Yes I can see that you have uploaded pictures before, so you obviously know how to do it. As for the message you are...
This is a link to the post you are talking about in the Advice Appreciated thread -...
I don't know for sure what's going on but when I tried to check out that link you posted my security software kicked in - so I removed the link....
Give the man the cigar ! As I have posted more times than I can count, toning is always, always, always - did I say always ? - dependent upon any...
Won't even try to argue that Kurt. But it does depend upon whom you ask. As the man said, and he owns the coins, they do have wear on them. And by...
I moved this for you Randy so that you would be more likely to get answers. Not that you posting it in Coin Chat was wrong, it certainly wasn't....
I love it when a plan comes together :) And that frustration you mention, you should try it from my end !
In today's world they are usually called Almost Uncirculated (AU) or Extremely Fine (XF or EF). Depending of course on just how much wear there is.
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